What does the word impression mean?
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1. A mark seemingly made by pressure of one structure or organ upon another; see impressio. 2. An effect produced upon the mind by some external object acting through the organs of sense. 3. An imprint of the jaw, teeth ( if present), and roof of the mouth, made in wax or other plastic material, used as a mould for a plaster cast of the mouth.
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A more or less deep indentation which certain organs seem to make on others. Inequalities observable on the bones, which appear to be made by the subjacent organs.
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[ Latin] A depression such as would be made by stamping a plastic body with a firm substance; as the Deltoid i. o the humerus, Rhomboid i. of the clavicle.
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[ Latin] The effect produced by external agents upon the senses( Sensory i.) or the mind( MentaI i.). See Image.
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Usage examples for impression
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Peter looked across the fire at the stranger, to see what impression his story was making. – Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland by Olive Schreiner
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He had an impression that she was so tired that she did not at the moment care what happened to her at all. – Witness For The Defence by A.E.W. Mason
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I remember, too, that the punishment made me afraid to ask what " elephant" meant; but I received the impression that it was some sort of a public building. – Life on the Stage by Clara Morris
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