representational process

Definitions of representational process

1. noun

   any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else
   types:

   symbol, symbolic representation, symbolisation, symbolization

   something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible

   exemplification, typification

   a representational or typifying form or model

   depicting, depiction, portrayal, portraying

   a representation by picture or portraiture

   anthropomorphism, theanthropism

   the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits

   imagery, imagination, imaging, mental imagery

   the ability to form mental images of things or events

   picture

   a typical example of some state or quality

   mirror

   a faithful depiction or reflection

   mind's eye

   the imaging of remembered or invented scenes

   vision

   a vivid mental image

   envisioning, picturing

   visual imagery

   dream, dreaming

   a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

   chimaera, chimera

   a grotesque product of the imagination

   evocation

   imaginative re-creation

   make-believe, pretence, pretense

   imaginative intellectual play

   crossbones

   two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death

   cornucopia, horn of plenty

   a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity

   death's head

   a human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of death

   oriflamme

   an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle

   white feather

   a symbol of cowardice

   allegory, emblem

   a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

   type of:

   basic cognitive process

   cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge