real image

noun

: an optical image formed of real foci

Examples of real image in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The images appear to be altered from a real image of Huang arriving at Seoul’s Gimpo International Airport in June. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

For years afterward, fictional executions brought the real images back. — Richard Nichols, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

While this is a real image, false color has been added, which allows scientists to separate different types of vegetation and topography. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

The best approach might be the opposite—using cryptographic technologies like C2PA to label real images, video, and audio as they are created. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for real image

• scrimmage

Kids Definition

real image

noun

: an image of an object formed by rays of light coming to a focus (as after passing through a lens)

Medical Definition

real image

noun

: an optical image formed of real foci