eidetic image — eidetic image, an image (experienced especially by children) which revives a previous optical impression with the clearness of hallucination … Useful english dictionary
eidetic image — Also referred to as eidetic imagery, eidetic phenomenon, mental imagery, imagery, and photographic memory. The adjective eidetic comes from the Greek noun eidos, which means appearance or idea. The term eidetic image was introduced in or… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
eidetic image — an unusually vivid, elaborate, and exact mental image of objects previously seen or imagined … Medical dictionary
image — Synonyms and related words: Doppelganger, Vorstellung, abstract, abstraction, adumbrate, affectation, affectedness, airs, airs and graces, allusion, ally, altarpiece, alter ego, analogon, analogue, angle, apparition, appearance, apprehension,… … Moby Thesaurus
eidetic imagery — see eidetic image … Dictionary of Hallucinations
eidetic phenomenon — see eidetic image … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Eidetic memory — Eidetic memory, photographic memory, or total recall is the ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with extreme accuracy and in abundant volume. The word eidetic (pronEng|аɪˈdɛtɪk) means related to extraordinarily detailed and… … Wikipedia
image — 1. Representation of an object made by the rays of light emanating or reflected from it. 2. Representation produced by x rays, ultrasound, tomography, thermography, radioisotopes, etc. 3. To produce such representations. [L. imago, likeness]… … Medical dictionary
eidetic — adjective /aɪˈdɛtɪk/ Pertaining to a memory or mental image of perfect clarity, as though actually visible; or to a person able to see such memories. ‘Funny that I should remember it? I have an eidetic memory for numbers, cant help it … Wiktionary
eidetic — adj. & n. adj. Psychol. (of a mental image) having unusual vividness and detail, as if actually visible. n. a person able to see eidetic images. Derivatives: eidetically adv. Etymology: G eidetisch f. Gk eidetikos f. eidos form … Useful english dictionary
