"eidetic" meaning in English

See eidetic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /aɪˈdɛtɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eidetic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more eidetic [comparative], most eidetic [superlative]
Etymology: From German eidetisch, from Ancient Greek εἰδητικός (eidētikós), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weyd-}}, {{der|en|de|eidetisch}} German eidetisch, {{der|en|grc|εἰδητικός|}} Ancient Greek εἰδητικός (eidētikós), {{m|grc|εἶδος||form}} εἶδος (eîdos, “form”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} eidetic (comparative more eidetic, superlative most eidetic)
  1. (neuroscience) Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images. Categories (topical): Memory, Neuroscience Related terms: eidetics, eidetiker, semieidetic, photographic memory Translations (pertaining to a memory of perfect clarity): кристално ясен (kristalno jasen) (Bulgarian), eidetisk (Danish), eidetisch (Dutch), valokuva- (Finnish), eideettinen (Finnish), eidétique (French), eidetisch (German), fotographisch (German), eidetikus (Hungarian), ejdetyczny (Polish), eidético (Portuguese), eidético (Spanish), eidetisk (Swedish)

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