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VISUAL IMAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system
Synonyms:
visual image; visual percept
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("visual image" is a kind of...):
percept; perception; perceptual experience (the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "visual image"):
eye candy (visual images that are pleasing to see but are intellectually undemanding)
field; field of view (the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument))
sight (an instance of visual perception)
aspect; panorama; prospect; scene; view; vista (the visual percept of a region)
field of regard; field of vision; visual field (all of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mental image that is similar to a visual perception
Synonyms:
visual image; visualisation; visualization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("visual image" is a kind of...):
image; mental image (an iconic mental representation)
