Impression
Definition of Impression
Im`pres´sion | n. | 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. | | 2. | That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation; sensible result of an influence exerted from without. | | 3. | That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or agency; appearance; phenomenon. | | 4. | Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest, concern. | | 5. | An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief. | | 6. | Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery.Which must be read with an impression. - Milton. | | 7. | (Print.) The pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of such pressure, as regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a clear, or a poor, impression; also, a single copy as the result of printing, or the whole edition printed at a given time; as, a copy from the fifth impression. | | 8. | In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in house painting and the like. | | 9. | (Engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, or the like. |
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