Chromesthesia (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensations
Synonyms:
chromaesthesia; chromesthesia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("chromesthesia" is a kind of...):
synaesthesia; synesthesia (a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chromesthesia"):
colored audition; colored hearing (a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color accompany auditory stimuli)