impression

1. is a type of: idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
   subtypes:

   • presence - the impression that something is present
   • effect - an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
   • first blush - at the first glimpse or impression
   • hunch, intuition, suspicion - an impression that something might be the case
   same as: belief, feeling, notion, opinion
2. is a type of: appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
   subtypes:

   • figure - the impression produced by a person
   • image - the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public
   • mark - the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
   • tout ensemble - a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts
   same as: effect
3. is a type of: image, mental image - an iconic mental representation
   same as: mental picture, picture
4. is a type of: concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward
   subtypes:

   • dimple - a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin
   • channel, groove - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
   • dimple - any slight depression in a surface
   • dip - a depression in an otherwise level surface
   • dent, incision, prick, scratch, slit - a depression scratched or carved into a surface
   • droop, sag - a shape that sags
   • crease, crinkle, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle - a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
   • chap, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure - a long narrow depression in a surface
   same as: depression, imprint
5. is a type of: symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
   subtypes:

   • embossment, imprint - an impression produced by pressure or printing
   • seal - a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it)
   same as: stamp
6. referred to in: printing, printing process - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
   is a type of: publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
   subtypes:

   • edition - the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
   • proof, test copy, trial impression - (printing) an impression made to check for errors
   • mackle - a printed impression that is blurred or doubled
   same as: printing
7. referred to in: dental medicine, dentistry, odontology - the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
   is a type of: imprint - a device produced by pressure on a surface
8. is a type of: characterization, enactment, personation, portrayal - acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
9. is a type of: press, pressing, pressure - the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

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