photism

[foh-tiz-uhm]

pho·tism

[foh-tiz-uhm]
noun Psychology.
a form of synesthesia in which a visual sensation, as of color or form, is produced by the sense of touch, hearing, etc.

Origin:
1890–95; < Greek phōtismós illumination, equivalent to phōt(ízein) to give light + -ismos -ism
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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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