imaging vs imagination

imaging and imagination both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imaging	Yes	No	No	No
imagination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, imaging and imagination are synonyms defined as:

imaging and imagination: the ability to form mental images of things or events

Other synonyms of imaging include imagery, mental imagery.

imaging (noun)	imagination (noun)
(medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body	the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
the ability to form mental images of things or events	the ability to form mental images of things or events
	the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems