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Definition of Synaesthesia
1. Noun. A sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated.
Generic synonyms: Aesthesis, Esthesis, Sensation, Sense Datum, Sense Experience, Sense Impression
Specialized synonyms: Chromaesthesia, Chromesthesia
Derivative terms: Synaesthetic, Synesthetic
Definition of Synaesthesia
1. Noun. (neurology psychology) A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation. ¹
2. Noun. The association of one sensory perception with, or description of it in terms of, another, unlike, perception that is not experienced at the same time. ¹
3. Noun. A literary or artistic device whereby one kind of sensation is described in the terms of another. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Synaesthesia
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Literary usage of Synaesthesia
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1. The American Journal of Psychology by Edward Bradford ( Titchener, Granville Stanley Hall (1922)
"INTRODUCTION Although a vast amount of literature on synaesthesia has accumulated
... 'See RH Wheeler, The synaesthesia of a Blind Subject, Univ. of Ore. ..."
2. A Text-book of Psychology by Edward Bradford Titchener (1909)
"synaesthesia. — Every sensory stimulus of moderate intensity arouses a ...
The phenomena of synaesthesia, as it is called, are scattered over the whole ..."
3. A Text-book of Psychology by Edward Bradford Titchener (1909)
"synaesthesia. — Every sensory stimulus of moderate intensity arouses a ...
The phenomena of synaesthesia, as it is called, are scattered over the whole ..."
4. A Text-book of psychology by Edward Bradford Titchener (1910)
"synaesthesia. — Every sensory stimulus of moderate intensity arouses a ...
The phenomena of synaesthesia, as it is called, are scattered over the whole ..."
5. The American Journal of Psychology by Edward Bradford ( Titchener, Granville Stanley Hall (1922)
"INTRODUCTION Although a vast amount of literature on synaesthesia has accumulated
... 'See RH Wheeler, The synaesthesia of a Blind Subject, Univ. of Ore. ..."
6. A Text-book of Psychology by Edward Bradford Titchener (1909)
"synaesthesia. — Every sensory stimulus of moderate intensity arouses a ...
The phenomena of synaesthesia, as it is called, are scattered over the whole ..."
7. A Text-book of Psychology by Edward Bradford Titchener (1909)
"synaesthesia. — Every sensory stimulus of moderate intensity arouses a ...
The phenomena of synaesthesia, as it is called, are scattered over the whole ..."
8. A Text-book of psychology by Edward Bradford Titchener (1910)
"synaesthesia. — Every sensory stimulus of moderate intensity arouses a ...
The phenomena of synaesthesia, as it is called, are scattered over the whole ..."
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