Eidetic
[ahy-det-ik] /aɪˈdɛt ɪk/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail.
2.
of or relating to eidos.
/aɪˈdɛtɪk/
adjective (psychol)
1.
(of visual, or sometimes auditory, images) exceptionally vivid and allowing detailed recall of something previously perceived: thought to be common in children
2.
relating to or subject to such imagery
adj.
“pertaining to the faculty of projecting images,” 1924, from German eidetisch, coined by German psychologist Erich Jaensch (1883-1940), from Greek eidetikos “pertaining to images,” also “pertaining to knowledge,” from eidesis “knowledge,” from eidos “form, shape” (see -oid).
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- Eidola
[ahy-doh-luh n] /aɪˈdoʊ lən/ noun, plural eidola [ahy-doh-luh] /aɪˈdoʊ lə/ (Show IPA), eidolons. 1. a phantom; apparition. 2. an ideal. /aɪˈdəʊlɒn/ noun (pl) -la (-lə), -lons 1. an unsubstantial image; apparition; phantom 2. an ideal or idealized figure n. 1828, from Greek eidolon (see idol).
- Eidolon
[ahy-doh-luh n] /aɪˈdoʊ lən/ noun, plural eidola [ahy-doh-luh] /aɪˈdoʊ lə/ (Show IPA), eidolons. 1. a phantom; apparition. 2. an ideal. /aɪˈdəʊlɒn/ noun (pl) -la (-lə), -lons 1. an unsubstantial image; apparition; phantom 2. an ideal or idealized figure n. 1828, from Greek eidolon (see idol).
- Eidoptometry
eidoptometry ei·dop·tom·e·try (ī’dŏp-tŏm’ĭ-trē) n. The measurement of the acuteness of form vision. No longer in technical use.
- Eidos
[ahy-dos, ey-] /ˈaɪ dɒs, ˈeɪ-/ noun, plural eide [ahy-dee, ey-dey] /ˈaɪ di, ˈeɪ deɪ/ (Show IPA) 1. the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.