the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"
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the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage" - G.S.Patton
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair i…
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing…
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage" - G.S.Patton
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the act of bringing into focus
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the act of bringing into focus
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.the act of bringing into focus
Used in the same subject area: Literature and rhetoric, Literary analysis.incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
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normal visual acuity, as measured by the ability to read charts at a distance of 20 feet
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: visual, imagery.glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor; "closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of high intraocular p…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: visual, imagery.glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor; "closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of high intraocular p…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: visual, imagery.An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: visual, imagery.photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: visual, imagery.the tendency for a visual object to be perceived as having the same brightness under widely different conditions of illumination
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: visual, imagery.glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor; "closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of high intraocular p…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: visual, imagery.visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: visual, imagery.visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: visual, imagery.visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: visual, imagery.visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: visual, imagery.a visual display of information
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