PICTURE

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• PICTURE (noun)
  The noun PICTURE has 9 senses:

1. a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
2. graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
3. a clear and telling mental image
4. a situation treated as an observable object
5. illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
6. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
7. the visible part of a television transmission
8. a graphic or vivid verbal description
9. a typical example of some state or quality

  Familiarity information: PICTURE used as a noun is familiar.

• PICTURE (verb)
  The verb PICTURE has 2 senses:

1. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
2. show in, or as in, a picture

  Familiarity information: PICTURE used as a verb is rare.

• PICTURE (noun)

Meaning:

A visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

picture; ikon; image; icon

Context examples:

they showed us the pictures of their wedding / a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them

Hypernyms ("picture" is a kind of...):

representation (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "picture"):

cyclorama; diorama; panorama (a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene)

exposure; photo; photograph; pic (a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material)

reflection; reflexion (the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material))

CAT scan; scan (an image produced by scanning)

echogram; sonogram (an image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography (reflections of high-frequency sound waves); used to observe fetal growth or to study bodily organs)

likeness; semblance (picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing)

inset (a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one)

iconography (the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject)

bitmap; electronic image (an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels)

chiaroscuro (a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color)

collage; montage (a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image)

foil; transparency (picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector)

computer graphic; graphic (an image that is generated by a computer)

Meaning:

Graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

painting; picture

Context examples:

a small painting by Picasso / he bought the painting as an investment / his pictures hang in the Louvre

Hypernyms ("picture" is a kind of...):

graphic art (the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "picture"):

abstraction (an abstract painting)

pentimento (the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age))

portrait (a painting of a person's face)

sand painting (a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background)

seascape; waterscape (a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape))

semi-abstraction (a semiabstract painting)

still life (a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers)

tanka (a Tibetan religious painting on fabric)

trompe l'oeil (a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality)

water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour (a painting produced with watercolors)

oil painting (a picture painted with oil paints)

nude; nude painting (a painting of a naked human figure)

cityscape (painting depicting a city or urban area)

daub (an unskillful painting)

distemper (a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder)

finger-painting (a painting produced by spreading paint with the fingers)

icon; ikon (a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church)

landscape (painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery)

illumination; miniature (painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts))

monochrome (painting done in a range of tones of a single color)

mural; wall painting (a painting that is applied to a wall surface)

Meaning:

A clear and telling mental image

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

mental picture; impression; picture

Context examples:

he described his mental picture of his assailant / he had no clear picture of himself or his world / the events left a permanent impression in his mind

Hypernyms ("picture" is a kind of...):

image; mental image (an iconic mental representation)

Meaning:

A situation treated as an observable object

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

picture; scene

Context examples:

the political picture is favorable / the religious scene in England has changed in the last century

Hypernyms ("picture" is a kind of...):

situation; state of affairs (the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time)

Meaning:

Illustrations used to decorate or explain a text

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

pictorial matter; picture

Context example:

the dictionary had many pictures

Hypernyms ("picture" is a kind of...):

illustration (artwork that helps make something clear or attractive)

Meaning:

A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

picture show; pic; moving-picture show; moving picture; movie; motion-picture show; motion picture; film; flick; picture

Context examples:

they went to a movie every Saturday night / the film was shot on location

Hypernyms ("picture" is a kind of...):

show (a social event involving a public performance or entertainment)

Meronyms (parts of "picture"):

scene; shot (a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film)

credits (a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film))

caption; subtitle (translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen)

credit (an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work)

episode; sequence (film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie)

Domain member category:

reshoot (shoot again)

tape; videotape (record on videotape)

film; shoot; take (make a film or photograph of something)

synchronise; synchronize (make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action)

dub (provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "picture"):

skin flick (a pornographic movie)

rough cut (the first print of a movie before after preliminary editing)

silent movie; silent picture; silents (a movie without a soundtrack)

slow motion (a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate)

talkie; talking picture (a movie with synchronized speech and singing)

3-D; 3D; three-D (a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance)

musical; musical comedy; musical theater (a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing)

cinema verite (a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director)

docudrama; documentary; documentary film; infotainment (a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event)

short subject (a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature)

telefilm (a movie that is made to be shown on television)

feature; feature film (the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater)

final cut (the final edited version of movie as approved by the director and producer)

home movie (a film made at home by an amateur photographer)

collage film (a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage)

coming attraction (a movie that is advertised to draw customers)

shoot-'em-up (a movie featuring shooting and violence)

Meaning:

The visible part of a television transmission

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

video; picture

Context example:

they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone

Hypernyms ("picture" is a kind of...):

visual communication (communication that relies on vision)

Holonyms ("picture" is a part of...):

telecasting; television; TV; video (broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects)

Meaning:

A graphic or vivid verbal description

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

characterisation; characterization; delineation; depiction; word picture; word-painting; picture

Context examples:

too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures / the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland / the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters

Hypernyms ("picture" is a kind of...):

description; verbal description (a statement that represents something in words)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "picture"):

epithet (descriptive word or phrase)

portrait; portraiture; portrayal (a word picture of a person's appearance and character)

Meaning:

A typical example of some state or quality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context examples:

the very picture of a modern general / she was the picture of despair

Hypernyms ("picture" is a kind of...):

exemplification; typification (a representational or typifying form or model)

• PICTURE (verb)

Meaning:

Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

envision; fancy; visualize; image; picture; visualise; figure; see; project

Context examples:

I can't see him on horseback! / I can see what will happen / I can see a risk in this strategy

Hypernyms (to "picture" is one way to...):

conceive of; envisage; ideate; imagine (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Meaning:

Show in, or as in, a picture

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

depict; picture; show; render

Context examples:

This scene depicts country life / the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting

Hypernyms (to "picture" is one way to...):

interpret; represent (create an image or likeness of)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "picture"):

illustrate (depict with an illustration)

map (depict as if on a map)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something