Imprint (Noun)
Meaning 1
An identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page; "the book was published under a distinguished imprint".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The publisher's imprint at the bottom of the title page verified the book's authenticity.
- Random House was the imprint under which the novel was released.
- The book was published under a distinguished imprint that was renowned for its quality fiction.
- The publisher's logo on the spine of the book was a stylized representation of its imprint.
- Penguin Books is the international imprint of Penguin Random House, one of the world's largest trade book publishers.
Meaning 2
An impression produced by pressure or printing.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The faint imprint of a flower remained on the stone long after it had been removed.
- Her high heels left a noticeable imprint on the freshly fallen snow.
- The artist carefully created an imprint of a leaf using a combination of ink and pressure.
- The police officer studied the imprint of the tire tracks left at the scene of the crime.
- The manufacturer's logo was a distinctive imprint on the side of the athletic shoes.
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Meaning 3
A device produced by pressure on a surface.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The shoe left a clear imprint in the wet cement.
- The ancient coin made a distinct imprint on the soft wax.
- The child's hand made a tiny imprint in the freshly fallen snow.
- The heavy machinery left a deep imprint on the forest floor.
- The seal made a precise imprint on the official document.
Meaning 4
A distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
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Meaning 5
A concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud".
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Examples
- Her daughter's hand fit perfectly into the imprint of her own in the wet concrete.
- The fossil was an imprint of a ancient creature, forever preserved in the rock.
- She saw an imprint of her old phone case on the car seat.
- The pillow bore the imprint of her head, where she had rested for hours.
- The footprints on the beach were a temporary imprint of her journey.