imagery
[ im-ij-ree, im-i-juh-ree ]
/ ˈɪm ɪdʒ ri, ˈɪm ɪ dʒə ri /
noun, plural im·age·ries.
the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream.
pictorial images, as in works of art.
the use of rhetorical images.
figurative description or illustration; rhetorical images collectively.
Psychology.
mental images collectively, especially those produced by the action of imagination.
OTHER WORDS FROM imagery
im·a·ge·ri·al [im-uh-jeer-ee-uh l] /ˌɪm əˈdʒɪər i əl/, adjective im·a·ge·ri·al·ly, adverbWords nearby imagery
image printer,
image processing,
image tube,
imagemaker,
imager,
imagery,
imagesetter,
imaginable,
imaginal,
imaginary,
imaginary axis
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British Dictionary definitions for imagery
imagery
/ (ˈɪmɪdʒrɪ, -dʒərɪ) /
noun plural -ries
figurative or descriptive language in a literary work
images collectively
psychol
- the materials or general processes of the imagination
- the characteristic kind of mental images formed by a particular individualSee also image (def. 7), imagination (def. 1)
military
the presentation of objects reproduced photographically (by infrared or electronic means) as prints or electronic displays
Medical definitions for imagery
imagery
[ ĭm′ĭj-rē ]
n.
A set of mental pictures or images.
A technique in behavior therapy in which the patient is conditioned to use pleasant fantasies to counteract the unpleasant feelings associated with anxiety.
Cultural definitions for imagery
imagery
The mental pictures created by a piece of writing: “The imagery of “The Waste Land” — crumbling towers, dried-up wells, toppled tombstones — conveys the author's sense of a civilization in decay.”