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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British Dictionary definitions for synesthete

synesthesia

noun

the usual US spelling of synaesthesia

Derived Formssynesthetic (ˌsɪniːsˈθɛtɪk), adjective

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synesthete 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.