gestalt

ge·stalt

or Ge·stalt (gə-shtält′, -shtôlt′, -stält′, -stôlt′)

n. pl. ge·stalts or ge·stalt·en (-shtält′n, -shtôlt′n, -stält′n, -stôlt′n) or Ge·stalts or Ge·stalt·en

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.

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[German, shape, from Middle High German, from past participle of stellen, to place, from Old High German; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]

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Gestalt

(ɡəˈʃtælt)

n, pl -stalts or -stalten (-ˈʃtæltən)

(Psychology) (sometimes not capital) a perceptual pattern or structure possessing qualities as a whole that cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts

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

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ge•stalt

(gəˈʃtɑlt, -ˈʃtɔlt, -ˈstɑlt, -ˈstɔlt)

n., pl. -stalts, -stal•ten (-ˈʃtɑl tn, -ˈʃtɔl-, -ˈstɑl-, -ˈstɔl-)
Psychol. (sometimes cap.)

a form or configuration having properties that cannot be derived by the summation of its component parts.

[1920–25; < German: figure, form]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gestalt - a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts pattern, form, shape - a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"

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Translations

Gestalt

гештальт

gestalt

[gəˈʃtɑːlt]

A. N → gestalt m

B. CPD gestalt psychology N → psicología f gestalt
gestalt therapy N → terapéutica f gestáltica

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gestalt

[gəˈʃtælt] n → gestalt f

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gestalt

[gəˈʃtɑːlt] n → gestalt f inv

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ge·stalt

, gestalt phenomenon

n. gestalt, teoría que mantiene que la conducta responde a la percepción íntegra de una situación y no es posible analizarla atendiendo sólo a las partes componentes de la misma.

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