eidetic
English
Etymology
From German eidetisch, from Ancient Greek εἰδητικός (eidētikós), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɪˈdɛtɪk/
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Adjective
eidetic (comparative more eidetic, superlative most eidetic)
- (neuroscience) Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.
- 1979, Kyril Bonfiglioli, After You with the Pistol, Penguin 2001, p. 276:
- ‘Funny that I should remember it? I have an eidetic memory for numbers, can't help
- 1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun:
- Eidetic images are pictures in the head. They are internal images that have the full force of conventional vision, but which are retained solely in the mind of the eidetiker.
- 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, page 127:
- '...and some others of his comrades-on-wheels believed Remy Marathe to be eidetic, near-perfect in recall and detail.'
- an eidetic memory
- 1979, Kyril Bonfiglioli, After You with the Pistol, Penguin 2001, p. 276:
Related terms
- eidetics
- eidetiker
- semieidetic
Translations
pertaining to a memory of perfect clarity
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See also
- photographic memory
References
- eidetic at OneLook Dictionary Search
eidetic memory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - eidetic phenomenology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Romanian
Etymology
From French eidétique.
Adjective
eidetic m or n (feminine singular eidetică, masculine plural eidetici, feminine and neuter plural eidetice)
- eidetic
Declension
Declension of eidetic
| singular | plural | ||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | eidetic | eidetică | eidetici | eidetice | ||
| definite | eideticul | eidetica | eideticii | eideticele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | eidetic | eidetice | eidetici | eidetice | ||
| definite | eideticului | eideticei | eideticilor | eideticelor | |||