eidetic

eidetic Definition

eidet·ic (ī det′ik)

adjective

designating or of mental images that are unusually vivid and almost photographically exact

Etymology: Gr eidētikos, constituting a figure < eidos, what is seen, shape: see -oid

eidetic Related Forms

eidet′i·cally adverb

eidetic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

imagery: Eidetic - Refers to eidetic memory and eidetic imagery.
memory: Ironically, Severian is unreliable because of the very characteristic that makes him appear wholly reliable: his eidetic memory.
poetry: Here we find the truly supranational nature of eidetic poetry.
atomism: Eidetic atomism is thus a prime source of the philosophical " hypotheses " Hume aims to eliminate.

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