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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread eidetic #153791 01/15/2006 10:20 AM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 203 Homo Loquens enthusiast Homo Loquens enthusiast Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 203 Quote: eidetic adjective Psychology relating to or denoting mental images having unusual vividness and detail, as if actually visible; noun: a person able to form or recall eidetic images. ORIGIN 1920s: coined in German from Greek eidetikos, from eidos ‘form.’ Quote: eidetic 1. Relating to the power of visualization of and memory for objects previously seen which reaches its height in children aged 8 to 10. 2. A person possessing this power to a high degree. Origin: G. Eidon, saw (aorist of verb) (05 Mar 2000) Do you think this refers to a photographic memory or a kind of intrapsychic hallucination? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: eidetic #153792 01/15/2006 11:14 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont I've always used it as photographic memory. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: eidetic #153793 01/15/2006 11:29 AM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 203 Homo Loquens enthusiast Homo Loquens enthusiast Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 203 The first definition is from the Oxford Dictionary of English, the second from the Online Medical Dictionary. The difference between the two suggests there might be a technical usage and a pedestrian usage. Such as, "For Pisser Burke the skirl of bagpipes evoked an eidetic mental picture of the Lowlands", or "Subject A suffered from diminished eidetic memory retention" It says the word was coined. It would be helpful to know who coined it and why. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: eidetic #153794 01/15/2006 2:05 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Quote: It says the word was coined. It would be helpful to know who coined it and why. A quick google reveals nothing much about the coining. Wordorigins would be a better place to ask this question. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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