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imagery Definition

im·agery (imij rē, -ər ē)

noun pl. -·ries

  1. Now Rare images generally; esp., statues
  2. mental images, as produced by memory or imagination
  3. descriptions and figures of speech

Etymology: ME imagerie < OFr

imagery Synonyms

imagery

n.

metaphors, representation, symbolism, mental images; see comparison 2, description 1, figure of speech.

imagery Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • inspire: My work is mainly inspired by old advertising imagery, naive drawings and textile design.
  • accompany: Each of the five magic notes provokes a different emotion and each will be accompanied by imagery, all devised by the youngsters themselves.

Converse of object

  • interpret: How are we to interpret imagery and artifacts from the past in a contemporary context?
  • generate: It's a $ 150 million self indulgent ode to the era of computer generated imagery ( CGI ).
  • combine: The Campaign for an Independent Britain, Scottish Branch combines Celtic imagery, British sovereignty, and fear of Maastricht.
  • employ: The visual imagery employed is of extraordinary clarity, some of it horrific and deliberately shocking.
  • sense: Remote sensing imagery also gives the required spatial overview of the land.
  • incorporate: Slee incorporates the most unlikely imagery into his ceramics - everything, it seems, except the human figure.

Adjective modifier

  • computer-generated: Not only are they fully animated, but they are also based on the computer-generated imagery found in the film.
  • vivid: He has created works which will tug on hearts and intrigue the mind with the vivid imagery of his story telling.
  • poetic: This new body of work, with its highly-charged poetic imagery, has a deliberate ambiguity which enriches it no end.
  • visual: The most common technique to improve our memory is visual imagery.
  • aerial: We do not provide any satellite or aerial imagery.
  • surreal: Hawthorne, like Poe, uses graphic and surreal imagery, sometimes repetitively, to set a mood and draw a picture.

Noun used with modifier

  • satellite: The internal waves are large enough to be detected by satellite imagery.
  • SAR: These variations result in spatially variable surface roughness patterns which are detectable on SAR imagery.
  • high-resolution: Consider, for example, the security implications of commercially available high-resolution satellite imagery of South Asian nuclear facilities.
  • sonar: Bathymetry and sidescan sonar imagery together reveal a slow-spreading ridge segment that has a large composite volcanic plateau at its center ( Fig.
  • radar: While optical data are best for land cover mapping, radar imagery is a good replacement in very cloudy areas.
  • pagan: The heavens provide another rich source of pagan imagery within pub names.

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