VISUAL IMAGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)