synesthesia

[sin-uh s-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]

noun

a sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color.

Also synaesthesia.

Origin of synesthesia

From New Latin, dating back to 1890–95; see origin at syn-, esthesia

Related formssyn·es·thete

[sin-uh s-theet] /ˈsɪn əsˌθit/, nounsyn·es·thet·ic

[sin-uh s-thet-ik] /ˌsɪn əsˈθɛt ɪk/, adjectivenon·syn·es·thet·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for synesthesia

Contemporary Examples of synesthesia

Her first book, about synesthesia, titled Tasting the Universe, will be out in March 2011 from New Page Books.
Can Meditation Cure Disease?
Maureen Seaberg
December 25, 2010

British Dictionary definitions for synesthesia

synesthesia

noun

the usual US spelling of synaesthesia

Derived Formssynesthetic (ˌsɪniːsˈθɛtɪk), adjective

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synesthesia in Medicine

synesthesia

[sĭn′ĭs-thē′zhə]

n.

A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.

A sensation felt in one part of the body as a result of stimulus that is applied to another, as in referred pain.

Related formssyn′es•thet′ic (-thĕt′ĭk) adj.