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supramodal

supramodal adjective: that transcends sensory modalities, such as vision and hearing. Usually refers to an area of the brain that implements abstract functionality common to more than one source of sensory data. For instance, the areas of the brain concerned with language processing can integrate data from the visual, auditory and tactile areas of the brain.

Adjective

supramodal (comparative more supramodal, superlative most supramodal)

  1. That transcends sensory modalities, such as vision and hearing. Usually refers to an area of the brain that implements abstract functionality common to more than one source of sensory data. For instance, the areas of the brain concerned with language processing can integrate data from the visual, auditory and tactile areas of the brain.

Forms of supramodal

comparativemore supramodal
superlativemost supramodal

Origin of supramodal

From supra- + modal.

Questions about supramodal

What does supramodal mean?
Supramodal means that transcends sensory modalities, such as vision and hearing. Usually refers to an area of the brain that implements abstract functionality common to more than one source of sensory data. For instance, the areas of the brain concerned with language processing can integrate data from the visual, auditory and tactile areas of the brain.
What part of speech is supramodal?
Supramodal is an adjective.

Words near supramodal in the dictionary

  1. supramicrosurgery
  2. supramicrosurgical
  3. supramillion
  4. supramitogenic
  5. supramitral
  6. supramodal
  7. supramodular
  8. supramodule
  9. supramodules
  10. supramolecular
  11. supramolecular assemblies

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