gestalt
A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates…A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being). [simplified] An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.
» It's dazzling how a couple of million cells embedded in an electrochemical mush give rise to the gestalt of human consciousness.
Es ist verblüffend, wie ein paar Millionen in einem elektrochemischen Brei eingebettete Zellen dem menschlichen Bewusstsein Gestalt verleihen. — Yorwba
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1 sensesA collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being). [simplified] An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.
Gestalt
гешта́льтgeštálʹt
a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts
Examples
2 sentencesIt's dazzling how a couple of million cells embedded in an electrochemical mush give rise to the gestalt of human consciousness.
deEs ist verblüffend, wie ein paar Millionen in einem elektrochemischen Brei eingebettete Zellen dem menschlichen Bewusstsein Gestalt verleihen. — Yorwba
What is Gestalt Therapy?
deWas ist Gestalttherapie? — Jens_Odo
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from German Gestalt (“shape, figure, form”).Borrowed from German Gestalt (“shape, figure, form”).
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Forms
plural: gestalts / gestaltenWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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