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Imaging vs Imagery - What's the difference?

imaging | imagery |

As nouns the difference between imaging and imagery

is that imaging is the technique or practice of creating images of otherwise invisible aspects of an object, especially of body parts while imagery is the work of one who makes s or visible representation of objects.

As a verb imaging

is present participle of lang=en.

imaging

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The technique or practice of creating images of otherwise invisible aspects of an object, especially of body parts.
  • The use of mental images to alter a person's perceptions or behaviors.

    • Synonyms

    * (use of mental images) visualization

    Hyponyms

    * (technique or practice of creating images of the invisible) magnetic resonance imaging, sonography, thermography, tomography

    imagery

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia imagery) (imageries)
  • The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
  • Imitation work.
  • Images in general, or en masse.
  • (figuratively) Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
  • The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms.
  • Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse.