artist's conception
artist's conception noun: an illustration showing the extrapolated appearance of something for which the actual appearance is not known or cannot be seen.
Noun
artist's conception (plural artist's conceptions or artists' conceptions)
- An illustration showing the extrapolated appearance of something for which the actual appearance is not known or cannot be seen.
- Artist's conception of hot gases flowing off the atmosphere of the first transiting planet, the hot Jupiter orbiting the star HD 209458.2010, Alan Boss, The Crowded Universe: The Race to Find Life Beyond Earth, →ISBN, page 116
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see artist, conception.
- The artist's conception and plan permit the artist to judge the correctness of various aspects of the work that gives the artist the ability to resolve problems that occur during its execution.2008, M. Scott Norton, Human Resources Administration for Educational Leaders, →ISBN, page 81
Forms of artist's conception
| plural | artist's conceptions |
|---|---|
| plural | artists' conceptions |
Questions about artist's conception
- What does artist's conception mean?
- Artist's conception means an illustration showing the extrapolated appearance of something for which the actual appearance is not known or cannot be seen.
- What part of speech is artist's conception?
- Artist's conception is a noun.
- What is the plural of artist's conception?
- The plural of artist's conception is artist's conceptions.
Words near artist's conception in the dictionary
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