adjective
- relating to or denoting mental images having unusual vividness and detail, as if actually visible
Usage: psychology; technical
Examples
- She has an eidetic memory that allows her to recall entire pages of text.
- The artist's eidetic imagery helped him paint incredibly detailed landscapes from memory.
- Children are more likely than adults to have eidetic abilities.
- His eidetic recall of the crime scene impressed the investigators.
- The psychologist studied patients with eidetic memory to understand visual processing.
- Some people claim to have eidetic powers, but true cases are rare.