gestalt

[ guh-shtahlt, -shtawlt, -stahlt, -stawlt ]

/ gəˈʃtɑlt, -ˈʃtɔlt, -ˈstɑlt, -ˈstɔlt /

noun, plural ge·stalts, ge·stal·ten [guh-shtahl-tn, -shtawl-, -stahl-, -stawl-]. /gəˈʃtɑl tn, -ˈʃtɔl-, -ˈstɑl-, -ˈstɔl-/. (sometimes initial capital letter)Psychology.

a configuration, pattern, or organized field having specific properties that cannot be derived from the summation of its component parts; a unified whole.

an instance or example of such a unified whole.

Origin of gestalt

1920–25; <German: figure, form, structure

Words nearby gestalt

gesneria family, Gessen, gesso, gest, gestagen, gestalt, gestaltism, gestalt phenomenon, Gestalt psychology, Gestalt psychotherapy, gestalt therapy

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Example sentences from the Web for gestalt

Right now I needed a gestalt of something whose whole would be a lot greater than the sum of its parts.
Jack of No Trades|Charles Cottrell
Perls transformed the Gestalt psychologists' central idea so it would serve as a basis for his approach to psychotherapy.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett
If his action is successful, his Gestalt is closed: the problem is resolved, and the motivation is fulfilled.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett
In the example, the man suffering from thirst in the desert has a Gestalt that impels him to find water.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett

Like the Gestalt of the psychologists, the closed Gestalt of therapy signifies an organized whole.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett

British Dictionary definitions for gestalt

Gestalt

/ (ɡəˈʃtælt) /

noun plural -stalts or -stalten (-ˈʃtæltən)

(sometimes not capital) a perceptual pattern or structure possessing qualities as a whole that cannot be described merely as a sum of its partsSee also Gestalt psychology

Word Origin for Gestalt

C20: German: form, from Old High German stellen to shape

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Medical definitions for gestalt

gestalt

n. pl. ge•stalts

A physical, biological, psychological, or symbolic configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that its properties cannot be derived from a simple summation of its parts.gestalt phenomenon

单词	gestalt
释义	gestalt [ guh-shtahlt, -shtawlt, -stahlt, -stawlt ] / gəˈʃtɑlt, -ˈʃtɔlt, -ˈstɑlt, -ˈstɔlt / noun, plural ge·stalts, ge·stal·ten [guh-shtahl-tn, -shtawl-, -stahl-, -stawl-]. /gəˈʃtɑl tn, -ˈʃtɔl-, -ˈstɑl-, -ˈstɔl-/. (sometimes initial capital letter)Psychology. a configuration, pattern, or organized field having specific properties that cannot be derived from the summation of its component parts; a unified whole. an instance or example of such a unified whole. Origin of gestalt 1920–25; <German: figure, form, structure Words nearby gestalt gesneria family, Gessen, gesso, gest, gestagen, gestalt, gestaltism, gestalt phenomenon, Gestalt psychology, Gestalt psychotherapy, gestalt therapy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gestalt Right now I needed a gestalt of something whose whole would be a lot greater than the sum of its parts. Jack of No Trades\|Charles Cottrell Perls transformed the Gestalt psychologists' central idea so it would serve as a basis for his approach to psychotherapy. When You Don't Know Where to Turn\|Steven J. Bartlett If his action is successful, his Gestalt is closed: the problem is resolved, and the motivation is fulfilled. When You Don't Know Where to Turn\|Steven J. Bartlett In the example, the man suffering from thirst in the desert has a Gestalt that impels him to find water. When You Don't Know Where to Turn\|Steven J. Bartlett Like the Gestalt of the psychologists, the closed Gestalt of therapy signifies an organized whole. When You Don't Know Where to Turn\|Steven J. Bartlett British Dictionary definitions for gestalt Gestalt / (ɡəˈʃtælt) / noun plural -stalts or -stalten (-ˈʃtæltən) (sometimes not capital) a perceptual pattern or structure possessing qualities as a whole that cannot be described merely as a sum of its partsSee also Gestalt psychology Word Origin for Gestalt C20: German: form, from Old High German stellen to shape Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gestalt shape, composition, structure, contour, disposition, figure, form, outline Medical definitions for gestalt gestalt n. pl. ge•stalts A physical, biological, psychological, or symbolic configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that its properties cannot be derived from a simple summation of its parts.gestalt phenomenon The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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gestalt

noun, plural ge·stalts, ge·stal·ten [guh-shtahl-tn, -shtawl-, -stahl-, -stawl-]. /gəˈʃtɑl tn, -ˈʃtɔl-, -ˈstɑl-, -ˈstɔl-/. (sometimes initial capital letter)Psychology.

Origin of gestalt

Words nearby gestalt

Example sentences from the Web for gestalt

British Dictionary definitions for gestalt

noun plural -stalts or -stalten (-ˈʃtæltən)

Word Origin for Gestalt

Words related to gestalt

Medical definitions for gestalt

n. pl. ge•stalts