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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAmodal
/eɪˈmoʊ.dəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not restricted to any specific sensory modality, such as vision or hearing.
"Amodal perception allows infants to integrate sensory information across different modalities like touch and sight." - 2
Pertaining to mental representations that do not rely on the specific format or sensory channel of input.
"Cognitive scientists debate whether abstract thought is amodal or grounded in sensory experiences."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the English negative prefix 'a-' (meaning 'not' or 'without') with the Latin-derived adjective 'modal', originating from 'modus' meaning 'measure, manner, or mode'. It emerged in late 20th-century cognitive science and psychology to describe perceptual processes that are not restricted to a single sensory modality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Amodal" is said worldwide
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amodal
Transliteration: a-mo-dal
"La perception amodale se développe très tôt chez le nourrisson."
amodal
Transliteration: a-mo-dal
"Amodale Wahrnehmung ist ein zentrales Konzept in der Entwicklungspsychologie."
amodale
Transliteration: a-mo-da-le
"La percezione amodale non dipende da un singolo senso."
amodal
Transliteration: a-mo-dal
"La percepción amodal integra información de múltiples sentidos."
amodal
Transliteration: a-mo-dal
"O processamento amodal ocorre em várias áreas do cérebro."
अमोडल
Transliteration: amodal
"अमोडल धारणा विभिन्न इंद्रियों को जोड़ती है।"
非模态的
Transliteration: fēi mótài de
"非模态感知独立于特定的感觉通道。"
비양상적
Transliteration: bi-yang-sang-jeok
"비양상적 인지는 감각 기관을 초월하여 작동합니다."
非モーダル
Transliteration: hi-mōdaru
"非モーダルな知覚は特定の感覚モダリティに依存しません。"
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