imaginary
[ ih-maj-uh-ner-ee ]
/ ɪˈmædʒ əˌnɛr i /
adjective
existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied: an imaginary illness; the imaginary animals in the stories of Dr. Seuss.
noun, plural im·ag·i·nar·ies.
Mathematics.
imaginary number.
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imaginary imaginativeWords nearby imaginary
imager,
imagery,
imagesetter,
imaginable,
imaginal,
imaginary,
imaginary axis,
imaginary number,
imaginary part,
imaginary unit,
imagination
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British Dictionary definitions for imaginary
imaginary
/ (ɪˈmædʒɪnərɪ, -dʒɪnrɪ) /
adjective
existing in the imagination; unreal; illusory
maths
involving or containing imaginary numbers. The imaginary part of a complex number, z, is usually written Im z