Meaning of picture
Definition of picture
(noun)
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"
a clear and telling mental image; "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"
a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
the visible part of a television transmission; "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone"
a graphic or vivid verbal description; "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"
a typical example of some state or quality; "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair"
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format