impression.
The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
Meaning & usage
The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
His head made an impression on the pillow.
The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
He tried to make a good impression on his parents.
A vague recalling of an event, a belief.
I have the impression that he's already left for Paris.
An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another person.
An outward appearance.
A performance metric representing an instance where a post or ad is shown once.
The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.
A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.
The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination.
set of copies of a publication printed at one time having the same content, layout, pagination, etc.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression From Old French impression, from Latin impressio. Equivalent to impress + -ion.
To manipulate a blank key within a lock so as to mark it with impressions of the shape of the lock, which facilitates creation of a duplicate key.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression From Old French impression, from Latin impressio. Equivalent to impress + -ion.
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