Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of image
nounimaging (usually uncountable, plural imagings)
plural imagings
- uncountableusuallyThe technique or practice of creating images of otherwise invisible aspects of an object, especially of body parts.
- uncountableusuallyThe use of mental images to alter a person's perceptions or behaviors.
Synonyms: visualization
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe use of mental images to alter a person's perceptions or behaviors.
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nounthe ability to form mental images of things or events
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representational process
noun(medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
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pictorial representationpicturing
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APA
imaging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imaging
MLA
“imaging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imaging. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imaging,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imaging.
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