Noun | 1. | ![]() internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image figure - a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground ground - a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused pattern, form, shape - a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" visual percept, visual image - a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system |