picture - Meaning in Punjabi

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picture - Meaning in Punjabi

picture Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of picture in English

picture noun

1. graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

   Synonyms

   painting

   ਚਿਤਰ, ਚਿੱਤਰ, ਚਿੱਤਰਕਾਰੀ, ਤਸਵੀਰ

   Examples

   • "a small painting by Picasso"
   • "he bought the painting as an investment"
   • "his pictures hang in the Louvre"
2. a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format

   Synonyms

   exposure, photo, photo, photograph, pic, pic

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

   Synonyms

   icon, icon, icon, ikon, image

   Examples

   • "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
   • "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"
4. a typical example of some state or quality

   Examples

   • "she was the picture of despair"
   • "the very picture of a modern general"
5. a clear and telling mental image

   Synonyms

   impression, mental picture

   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"
6. the visible part of a television transmission

   Synonyms

   video

   Example

   • "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone"
7. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

   Synonyms

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

   Examples

   • "the film was shot on location"
   • "they went to a movie every Saturday night"
8. illustrations used to decorate or explain a text

   Synonyms

   pictorial matter

   Example

   • "the dictionary had many pictures"
9. a graphic or vivid verbal description

   Synonyms

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

   Examples

   • "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"
   • "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
   • "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"
10. a situation treated as an observable object

    Synonyms

    scene

    Examples

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

picture verb

1. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

   Synonyms

   envision, fancy, fancy, figure, image, project, see, see, visualise, visualize

   Examples

   • "I can see a risk in this strategy"
   • "I can see what will happen"
   • "I can't see him on horseback!"
2. show in, or as in, a picture

   Synonyms

   depict, render, show, show

   Examples

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

Synonyms of picture

• painting
• exposure, photo, photograph, pic
• icon, ikon, image
• impression, mental picture
• video
• film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture show
• pictorial matter
• characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, word picture, word-painting
• scene
• envision, fancy, figure, image, project, see, visualise, visualize
• depict, render, show

Description

An image is a visual representation. An image can be two-dimensional, such as a drawing, painting, or photograph, or three-dimensional, such as a carving or sculpture. Images may be displayed through other media, including a projection on a surface, activation of electronic signals, or digital displays; they can also be reproduced through mechanical means, such as photography, printmaking, or photocopying. Images can also be animated through digital or physical processes.

Also see "Image" on Wikipedia

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