Noun: synesthesia ,si-nis'thee-zhu
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: synaesthesia)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: synaesthesia)
- A sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
"For some people with synesthesia, hearing music triggers the perception of colors";
- synaesthesia [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: synesthesias
Type of: aesthesis, esthesis [US], sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression
Encyclopedia: Synesthesia