1841 July 28 But when abstract propositions are before the mind, the conceptive or image-forming faculty is at rest.
1940 G. S. Carter xvii. 352 The compound eye is thus a true image-forming eye and its image is undoubtedly of value to the animal.
2001 R. W. Cahn vi. 223 A key component was an efficient plastic scintillation counter for the image-forming electrons.