paroptic
paroptic adjective: of, or relating to the alleged capability to perceive colors, differences in brightness, and/or formed images by means other than eyesight, especially through the skin or upon touching with the fingertips.
Adjective
paroptic (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to the alleged capability to perceive colors, differences in brightness, and/or formed images by means other than eyesight, especially through the skin or upon touching with the fingertips.
- These five series of experiments confirmed him in his opinion that there is a "paroptic" perception which is sui generis, and he decided to examine this in greater detail rather than establish further instances of its existence.1920, “Psyche, Volume 1”, in Psyche, volume 1, Routledge/Thoemmes Press, page 368
- The paroptic vision—that of seeing with the fingertips—could be a bridge between physical and psychic vision.1987 April 1, Earlyne Chaney, The Eyes Have It: A Self-Help Manual for Better Vision, Weiser Books, →ISBN, page 5
Origin of paroptic
From para- + optic.
Words that rhyme with paroptic
Questions about paroptic
- What does paroptic mean?
- Paroptic means of, or relating to the alleged capability to perceive colors, differences in brightness, and/or formed images by means other than eyesight, especially through the skin or upon touching with the fingertips.
- What part of speech is paroptic?
- Paroptic is an adjective.
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