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impressions

/ɪmˈpɹɛʃənz/

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The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.

Examples :

"His head made an impression on the pillow."

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The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.

Examples :

"He tried to make a good impression on his parents."

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A vague recalling of an event, a belief.

Examples :

"My impressions of the museum visit are mostly just of big dinosaurs and noisy children. "

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An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.

Examples :

"His impressions of the teacher were so funny; he mimicked her voice and how she always adjusted her glasses. "

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An outward appearance.

Examples :

"The store's holiday decorations made festive impressions on everyone walking by. "

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An online advertising performance metric representing an instance where an ad is shown once.

Examples :

""The marketing team reported a significant increase in impressions after launching the new ad campaign, meaning our ads were shown to users many more times than before." "

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The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.

Examples :

"The painter applied two impressions of white primer before starting on the final, vibrant color of the living room wall. "

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(engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.

Examples :

"The artist carefully examined the first few impressions from the newly etched copper plate, looking for any imperfections. "

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The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination.

Examples :

"The child's impressions of the ocean, with its vastness and crashing waves, were much stronger than any pictures he had seen in books. "

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verb

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.

Examples :

"The locksmith will impressions a blank key into the lock to create a copy, since we don't have the original. "

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