PHOTISM


Meaning of PHOTISM in English

/foh"tiz euhm/ , n. Psychol.

a form of synesthesia in which a visual sensation, as of color or form, is produced by the sense of touch, hearing, etc.

[ 1890-95; photismós illumination, equiv. to phot ( ízein ) to give light + -ismos -ISM ]

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