hypnagogic
[ hip-nuh-goj-ik, -goh-jik ]
/ ˌhɪp nəˈgɒdʒ ɪk, -ˈgoʊ dʒɪk /
adjective
of or relating to drowsiness.
inducing drowsiness.
Words nearby hypnagogic
hyphenated,
hyphenize,
hyphidrosis,
hyphopodium,
hyphy,
hypnagogic,
hypnagogic image,
hypnagogic state,
hypnagogue,
hypnapagogic,
hypnesthesia
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British Dictionary definitions for hypnagogic
hypnagogic
hypnogogic
/ (ˌhɪpnəˈɡɒdʒɪk) /
adjective
psychol
of or relating to the state just before one is fully asleep
See also hypnagogic image, hypnopompic
Word Origin for hypnagogic
C19: from French
hypnagogique; see
hypno-, -agogic
Medical definitions for hypnagogic
hypnagogic
adj.
Inducing sleep; soporific.
Of or relating to the state of drowsiness preceding sleep.
Relating to the images or hallucinations sometimes perceived during this state.