impression

impression
noun Date: 14th century 1. a. a characteristic, trait, or feature resulting from some influence <
the impression on behavior produced by the social milieu
>
b. an effect of alteration or improvement <
the settlement left little impression on the wilderness
>
c. a telling image impressed on the senses or the mind 2. the effect produced by impressing: as a. a stamp, form, or figure resulting from physical contact b. an imprint of the teeth and adjacent portions of the jaw for use in dentistry c. an especially marked and often favorable influence or effect on feeling, sense, or mind 3. the act of impressing: as a. an affecting by stamping or pressing b. a communicating of a mold, trait, or character by an external force or influence 4. a. the amount of pressure with which an inked printing surface deposits its ink on the paper b. one instance of the meeting of a printing surface and the material being printed; also a single print or copy so made c. all the copies (as of a book) printed in one continuous operation from a single makeready 5. an often indistinct or imprecise notion or remembrance 6. a. the first coat of color in painting b. a coat of paint for ornament or preservation 7. an imitation or representation of salient features in an artistic or theatrical medium; especially an imitation in caricature of a noted personality as a form of theatrical entertainment Synonyms: see idea

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  • impression — [ ɛ̃presjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1259 « empreinte »; lat. impressio I ♦ 1 ♦ Vx Action d un corps sur un autre. ⇒ influence. 2 ♦ Vieilli Action, fait de laisser une marque, en parlant d une chose qui appuie sur une autre. ⇒ empreinte, trace. « il verrait l… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • impression — Impression. s. f. v. L Action, & la maniere avec laquelle on imprime quelques traits ou figures. Faire l impression d une figure sur de la cire. l impression d un sceau, d un cachet. Il se dit plus particulierement des livres imprimez. Belle… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Impression — Im*pres sion, n. [F. impression, L. impressio.] 1. The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is impressed;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • impression — 1 Impression, impress, imprint, print, stamp are comparable when denoting the perceptible trace or traces left by pressure. Impression is the most widely applicable of these terms. It may be used with reference to a mark or trace or a series or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • impression — im‧pres‧ssion [ɪmˈpreʆn] noun [countable] MARKETING an occasion when a particular advertisement is seen by someone on the Internet: • A log of ad impressions is kept by the site server. * * * impression UK US /ɪmˈpreʃən/ noun [C] ► (also …   Financial and business terms

  • Impression — Sf Eindruck per. Wortschatz fremd. Erkennbar fremd (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. impression oder von l. impressio. Dieses ist Abstraktum zu l. imprimere (impressum) eindrücken aus l. premere pressen und l. in . Hiervon abgeleitet (nach… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Impression — kann bezeichnen: einen persönlichen Eindruck, siehe Subjektivität eine Page Impression (Seitenabruf) im Internet eine Ad Impression im Internet eine Kopie auf einer Indigo Digitaldruckmaschine von Hewlett Packard (entspricht „Click“ bei anderen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • impression — [n1] influence consequence, effect, feeling, impact, reaction, response, result, sway; concept 230 impression [n2] feeling, idea apprehension, belief, conceit, concept, conception, conjecture, conviction, fancy, feel, hunch, image, inkling,… …   New thesaurus

  • impression — I noun animi motus, apprehension, belief, concept, conception, consciousness, consideration, effect, feeling, general notion, guiding conception, image, image in the mind, impact, imprint, indirect influence, influence, inward perception, mark,… …   Law dictionary

  • impression — (n.) late 14c., mark produced by pressure, also image produced in the mind or emotions, from O.Fr. impression print, stamp; a pressing on the mind, from L. impressionem (nom. impressio) onset, attack, figuratively perception, lit. a pressing into …   Etymology dictionary

  • impression — [im presh′ən] n. [ME impressioun < OFr impression < L impressio] 1. the act of impressing 2. a result or effect of impressing; specif., a) a mark, imprint, etc. made by physical pressure b) an effect produced, as on the mind or senses, by… …   English World dictionary

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