Photism
[foh-tiz-uh m] /ˈfoʊ tɪz əm/
noun, Psychology.
1.
a form of synesthesia in which a visual sensation, as of color or form, is produced by the sense of touch, hearing, etc.
photism pho·tism (fō’tĭz’əm)
n.
The production of a sensation of light or color by a stimulus to another sense organ, such as that of hearing or touch.
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