noun
- plural of synaesthesia: neurological conditions in which stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory pathway
Usage: medical; psychology
Examples
- The researcher studied various types of synaesthesias in her laboratory.
- Different synaesthesias can involve combinations of sight, sound, taste, and touch.
- Some synaesthesias cause people to see colors when they hear music.
- The artist’s synaesthesias influenced her colorful paintings of musical compositions.
- Scientists are still learning about the genetic factors behind synaesthesias.