chromatism

chromatism
   The term chromatism comes from the Greek noun chroma (colour). It is used in * synaesthesia research to denote a hallucinated colour, or coloured light, evoked by a sensory percept experienced in one of the other sensory modalities. Thus a visually hallucinated patch of yellow light following the taste of spaghetti is referred to as a taste chromatism. Other examples of chromatisms are tactile chromatism, sound chromatism, * coloured language, and * coloured music.
   References
   Cytowic, R.E. (2002). Synesthesia. A union of the senses. Second edition. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

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  • Chromatism — Chro ma*tism, n. [Gr. ? a coloring.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Optics) The state of being colored, as in the case of images formed by a lens. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) An abnormal coloring of plants. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chromatism — [krō′mətiz΄əm] n. [Gr chrōmatismos: see CHROMATIN & ISM] CHROMATIC ABERRATION …   English World dictionary

  • chromatism — chromaticism англ. [крэмэ/тисизм] chromatism [крэмэ/тизм] Chromatik нем. [крома/тик] chromatisme фр. [кромати/зм] хроматизм …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • chromatism — /kroh meuh tiz euhm/, n. 1. See chromatic aberration. 2. the abnormal coloration of leaves or other normally green parts of a plant. [1715 25; CHROMAT + ISM] * * * …   Universalium

  • chromatism — noun a) The state of being coloured b) chromatic aberration …   Wiktionary

  • chromatism — 1. Abnormal pigmentation. 2. SYN: chromatic aberration. [G. chroma, color] * * * chro·ma·tism krō mə .tiz əm n 1) CHROMATIC ABERRATION 2) CHROMESTHESIA * * * chro·ma·tism (kroґmə tiz″ …   Medical dictionary

  • chromatism — n. abnormal leaf color (Botany); color abnormality (Optics) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • chromatism — chro·ma·tism …   English syllables

  • chromatism —   n. occurrence of abnormal coloration …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • chromatism — noun 1. hallucinatory perception of colored lights • Hypernyms: ↑visual hallucination 2. abnormal pigmentation • Hypernyms: ↑pigmentation …   Useful english dictionary

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