eidetic — index distinct (clear) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
eidetic — pertaining to the faculty of projecting images, 1924, from Ger. eidetisch, coined by German psychologist Erich Jaensch (1883 1940), from Gk. eidetikos pertaining to images, also pertaining to knowledge, from eidesis knowledge, from eidos form,… … Etymology dictionary
eidetic — [ī det′ik] adj. [Gr eidētikos, constituting a figure < eidos, what is seen, shape: see OID] designating or of mental images that are unusually vivid and almost photographically exact eidetically adv … English World dictionary
eidetic — adjective Etymology: Greek eidētikos of a form, from eidos form more at wise Date: circa 1924 marked by or involving extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall especially of visual images < an eidetic memory > • eidetically adverb … New Collegiate 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 — 1. Relating to the power of visualization of and memory for objects previously seen which reaches its height in children aged 8 to 10. 2. A person possessing this power to a high degree. [G. eidon, saw (aorist of verb)] * * * ei·det·ic ī det ik… … Medical dictionary
eidetic — ei•det•ic [[t]aɪˈdɛt ɪk[/t]] adj. pertaining to or constituting visual impressions recalled vividly and readily reproducible with great accuracy: eidetic imagery[/ex] • Etymology: 1920–25; < Gk eidētikós, der. of eîd(os) form, shape … From formal English to slang
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
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
Eidetic reduction — is a technique in the study of essences in phenomenology whose goal is to identify the basic components of phenomena. Eidetic reduction requires that a phenomenologist examine the essence of a mental object, be it a simple mental act, or the… … Wikipedia
