Avatar vs. Headshot

Avatar vs. Headshot — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Avatar and Headshot

Avatarnoun

The incarnation of a Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form.

Headshotnoun

A photograph of the head.

Avatarnoun

An embodiment or manifestation, as of a quality or concept:"Reagan was at his strongest as the avatar of American consensus, peddling a sunny normalcy, a happy-go-lucky and ultimately accommodating attitude"(Gil Troy).

Headshotnoun

A bullet or shot aimed at and hitting the head.

Avatarnoun

A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity:occultism in its present avatar.

Headshotnoun

A portrait for branding and/or social media.

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Avatarnoun

An icon, graphic, or other image by which a person represents himself or herself on a communications network or in a virtual community, such as a chatroom or multiplayer game.

Headshotnoun

A gunshot to the head.

Avatarnoun

(Hinduism) the incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.

Headshotnoun

A one-page, double-sided resume of an actor, consisting of the actor's photograph (usually of the head and shoulders) on one side and his/her curriculum vitae on the other.

Avatarnoun

The physical embodiment of an idea or concept; a personification.

Headshotnoun

a photograph of a person's head

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Avatarnoun

A digital representation of a person or being; often, it can take on any of various forms, as a participant chooses. e.g. 3D, animated, photo, sketch of a person or a person's alter ego, sometimes used in a virtual world or virtual chat room.

Headshotnoun

an attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head

Avatarnoun

a new personification of a familiar idea;

the embodiment of hopethe incarnation of evilthe very avatar of cunning

Headshotnoun

a shot aimed at a person's head

Avatarnoun

the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form;

the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu