ideoplastic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a physiological process that is modified by mental activity.
  2. Being a form of symbolic art created by mental modification of natural artistic subjects.

Word forms

ideoplastic

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek ῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn) Ancient Greek ῐ̓δέᾱ (ĭdéā) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English ideo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English ideoplastic From ideo- + plastic.

Related words

ideoplasm ideoplastics
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