Picture
Translation- Picture
- Picture Pic"ture, n. [L. pictura, fr. pingere, pictum, to
paint: cf. F. peinture. See {Paint}.]
1. The art of painting; representation by painting. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Any well-expressed image . . . either in picture or sculpture. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]
2. A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, produced by means of painting, drawing, engraving, photography, etc.; a representation in colors. By extension, a figure; a model. [1913 Webster]
Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
The young king's picture . . . in virgin wax. --Howell. [1913 Webster]
3. An image or resemblance; a representation, either to the eye or to the mind; that which, by its likeness, brings vividly to mind some other thing; as, a child is the picture of his father; the man is the picture of grief. [1913 Webster]
My eyes make pictures when they are shut. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
Note: Picture is often used adjectively, or in forming self-explaining compounds; as, picture book or picture-book, picture frame or picture-frame, picture seller or picture-seller, etc. [1913 Webster]
{Animated picture}, a moving picture.
{Picture gallery}, a gallery, or large apartment, devoted to the exhibition of pictures.
{Picture red}, a rod of metal tube fixed to the walls of a room, from which pictures are hung.
{Picture writing}. (a) The art of recording events, or of expressing messages, by means of pictures representing the actions or circumstances in question. --Tylor. (b) The record or message so represented; as, the picture writing of the American Indians. [1913 Webster]
Syn: {Picture}, {Painting}.
Usage: Every kind of representation by drawing or painting is a picture, whether made with oil colors, water colors, pencil, crayons, or India ink; strictly, a painting is a picture made by means of colored paints, usually applied moist with a brush. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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picture — 1> картина; рисунок Ex: a picture by Kneller картина Неллера Ex: to paint a picture написать картину Ex: it looks well in the picture это хорошо только на картинке 2> фотография Ex: she showed a picture of her son она показала фотографию своего… … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
picture — 1. noun 1) картина; рисунок; a picture by Rubens; It looks well inthe picture. 2) изображение, картина; описание; picture of the morals of thisperiod 3) портрет; fig. копия; She is a picture of her mother она вылитаямать 4) coll. что л. очень… … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
Picture — Pic ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pictured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Picturing}.] To draw or paint a resemblance of; to delineate; to represent; to form or present an ideal likeness of; to bring before the mind. I . . . do picture it in my mind. Spenser.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
picture — 1) изображение || изображать 2) фотоснимок 3) кинофильм 4) кфт., тлв кадр 5) шаблон; образец (напр. при редактировании данных) 6) полигр. иллюстрация; (изобразительный) оригинал • in picture в кадре, в поле зрения; picture in shuttle изображение… … Англо-русский словарь технических терминов
picture — ˈpɪktʃə 1. сущ. 1) а) картина; рисунок a picture by Rubens ≈ картина Рубенса to draw, paint a picture ≈ рисовать, писать картину б) изображение (какого л. предмета) 2) изображение, картина; описание picture of the morals of this period ≈… … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
picture — picturable, adj. picturableness, n. picturably, adv. picturer, n. /pik cheuhr/, n., v., pictured, picturing. n. 1. a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild … Universalium
picture — 1) картина 2) видеоконтрольный 3) картинный 4) изображение 5) рисунок 6) рисовать 7) снимок – black and white picture – blur the picture – composite picture – picture carrier … Англо-русский технический словарь
picture — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pictura, from pictus, past participle of pingere to paint more at paint Date: 15th century 1. a design or representation made by various means (as painting, drawing, or photography) 2. a. a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
picture — 1. noun /ˈpɪktʃə,ˈpɪk(t)ʃɚ/ a) A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc. There was a picture hanging above the fireplace. b) … Wiktionary
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