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| dove1 |
a pure white bird of this type, or image of such, representing peace or innocence. [1/4 definitions] |
| eagle |
an image or representation of an eagle, used as a symbol, insignia, or emblem. [1/3 definitions] |
| electron microscope |
any of various microscopes that use electrons rather than rays of light to magnify the image of the object being viewed. |
| engraving |
an image printed by using an engraved surface. [1/3 definitions] |
| etch |
to cut or eat into (a hard material, such as a printer's plate, glass, stone, or the like), esp. with acid, usu. so as to produce an image, design, or lettering. [2/4 definitions] |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. [1/2 definitions] |
| eyepiece |
the lens or lenses in an optical instrument, such as a microscope or telescope, through which one views the object or image under scrutiny. |
| facsimile |
an electronic method of transmitting images, or the image so transmitted. [1/2 definitions] |
| fade |
the gradual appearance or disappearance of an image or scene in a film. [1/6 definitions] |
| fade-in |
a gradual increase in the sharpness of focus or visibility of a scene or image in film or television, or in the audibility of sound in broadcasting. |
| fade-out |
a gradual decrease in the sharpness of focus or visibility of a scene or image in film or television, or in the audibility of sound in broadcasting. |
| figurative |
represented by means of a symbol, figure, or image. [1/3 definitions] |
| figured |
represented by a pictorial or sculpted image; depicted. [1/3 definitions] |
| focus |
degree of clarity and precision, esp. in an image presented by an optical system such as a camera. [3/9 definitions] |
| foreshorten |
to distort, or shorten the lines of the long axis of (a visual image) in order to create the illusion of depth and perspective. [1/2 definitions] |
| ghost |
a false, shadowy, unwanted image, as on film or a television screen. [1/7 definitions] |
| god |
a physical image or representation of a supernatural being; idol. [1/6 definitions] |
| goddess |
a physical image of a female god; idol. [1/3 definitions] |
| graphic |
a picture, diagram, or other image used as an illustration. [1/7 definitions] |
| graphic arts |
arts such as etching or photography in which limited multiples of an image, each considered an original, are printed from the plate, screen, block, or piece of film on which the artist creates the image. [1/2 definitions] |
| halation |
a blurred halo of light spreading around a bright area or object on a photograph or televised image. |
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