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Pronunciation : Im*ag"i*na*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. imaginarius: cf. F. imaginaire.]
Definition : Defn: Existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal. Wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer Imaginary ills and fancied tortures Addison. Imaginary calculus See under Calculus. -- Imaginary expression or quantity (Alg.), an algebraic expression which involves the impossible operation of taking the square root of a negative quantity; as, sq. root-9, a + b sq. root-1. -- Imaginary points, lines, surfaces, etc. (Geom.), points, lines, surfaces, etc., imagined to exist, although by reason of certain changes of a figure they have in fact ceased to have a real existence.

Syn. -- Ideal; fanciful; chimerical; visionary; fancied; unreal; illusive.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Im*ag"i*na*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An imaginary expression or quantity.

(Alg.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913