n.
Pronunciation: g ə - ' stält, - ' shtält, - ' sto ̇ lt, - ' shto ̇ lt
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ge · stalts also ge · stalt · en \ - ' stäl-t ə n, - ' shtäl-, - ' sto ̇ l-, - ' shto ̇ l- \
Etymology: G, literally, shape, form
Date: 1922
: a structure, configuration, or pattern of physical, biological, or psychological phenomena so integrated as to constitute a functional unit with properties not derivable by summation of its parts