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ideasthesia

/ʌɪˈdɪəɛsˈθiːʒə/

ideasthesia noun: a neurological or cognitive phenomenon in which activation of a particular concept triggers a sensory-like experience.

Noun

ideasthesia (uncountable)

  1. A neurological or cognitive phenomenon in which activation of a particular concept triggers a sensory-like experience.

Forms of ideasthesia

alternative formideæsthesia
alternative formideaesthesia

Origin of ideasthesia

From Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”) + -aesthesia, modeled after synaesthesia, and introduced by Danko Nikolić in.

Questions about ideasthesia

What does ideasthesia mean?
Ideasthesia means a neurological or cognitive phenomenon in which activation of a particular concept triggers a sensory-like experience.
What part of speech is ideasthesia?
Ideasthesia is a noun.
How do you pronounce ideasthesia?
Ideasthesia is pronounced /ʌɪˈdɪəɛsˈθiːʒə/.

Words near ideasthesia in the dictionary

  1. idears
  2. ideas
  3. ideas of reference
  4. ideascape
  5. ideascapes
  6. ideasthesia
  7. ideat
  8. ideate
  9. ideated
  10. ideates
  11. ideathon

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