synesthesia
a sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color.
Origin of synesthesia
1- Also synaesthesia.
Other words from synesthesia
- syn·es·thete [sin-uhs-theet], /ˈsɪn əsˌθit/, noun
- syn·es·thet·ic [sin-uhs-thet-ik], /ˌsɪn əsˈθɛt ɪk/, adjective
- non·syn·es·thet·ic, adjective
Words Nearby synesthesia
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How to use synesthesia in a sentence
Now we know more, but many questions remain and synesthesia still carries an exotic aura.
The Beauty of Crossed Brain Wires - Issue 104: Harmony | Sidney Perkowitz | August 18, 2021 | NautilusFortunately the scientific study of synesthesia grew from the late 19th century into the 20th, mainly using interviews and group surveys.
The Beauty of Crossed Brain Wires - Issue 104: Harmony | Sidney Perkowitz | August 18, 2021 | NautilusOne problem was the difficulty of tracking the many forms of synesthesia.
The Beauty of Crossed Brain Wires - Issue 104: Harmony | Sidney Perkowitz | August 18, 2021 | NautilusArtists who’ve reported extraordinary experiences of synesthesia range from 19th-century composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov to contemporary artist David Hockney to pop music star Lady Gaga.
The Beauty of Crossed Brain Wires - Issue 104: Harmony | Sidney Perkowitz | August 18, 2021 | NautilusIn the 1980s, however, new approaches made synesthesia amenable to more rigorous and objective study and research has blossomed, with about 1,000 new publications since 2000.
The Beauty of Crossed Brain Wires - Issue 104: Harmony | Sidney Perkowitz | August 18, 2021 | Nautilus
Her first book, about synesthesia, titled Tasting the Universe, will be out in March 2011 from New Page Books.
British Dictionary definitions for synesthesia
/ (ˌsɪniːsˈθiːzɪə) /
the usual US spelling of synaesthesia
Derived forms of synesthesia
- synesthetic (ˌsɪniːsˈθɛtɪk), adjective
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