synesthesia
[ sin-uh s-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
/ ˌsɪn əsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM synesthesia
syn·es·thete [sin-uh s-theet] /ˈsɪn əsˌθit/, noun syn·es·thet·ic [sin-uh s-thet-ik] /ˌsɪn əsˈθɛt ɪk/, adjective non·syn·es·thet·ic, adjectiveWords nearby synesthesia
synergist,
synergistic,
synergistic muscles,
synergy,
synesis,
synesthesia,
synesthesialgia,
synfuel,
synfuels,
syngamy,
syngas
Example sentences from the Web for synesthesia
Her first book, about synesthesia, titled Tasting the Universe, will be out in March 2011 from New Page Books.
British Dictionary definitions for synesthesia
Derived forms of synesthesia
synesthetic (ˌsɪniːsˈθɛtɪk), adjectiveMedical definitions for synesthesia
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.