eidetic
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ɪk adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail.
2.
of or pertaining to eidos.
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| —adj | |
| 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 |
| [C20: from Greek eidētikos, from eidos shape, form] | |
| ei'detically | |
| —adv | |
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Eidetic
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Word Origin & History
eidetic
"pertaining to the faculty of projecting images," 1924, from Ger. eidetisch, coined by Ger. psychologist Erich Jaensch (1883-1940), from Gk. eidetikos "pertaining to images," also "pertaining to knowledge," from eidesis "knowledge," from eidos "form, shape" (see -oid).
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Example sentences
Eidetic images differ from other forms of visual imagery in several important ways.
Sensory information storage is also known as sensory register, sensory store, and eidetic and echoic memory.
His tales were produced with a combination of will, eidetic memory and emotional immaturity.
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