photism

[ foh-tiz-uhm ]

noun

, Psychology.

1. a form of synesthesia in which a visual sensation, as of color or form, is produced by the sense of touch, hearing, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of photism¹

1890–95; < Greek phōtismós illumination, equivalent to phōt ( ízein ) to give light + -ismos -ism