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Traditional English :: gestalt
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gesttion.html - n. Psychol. an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts. gestalt psychology a system maintaining that perceptions, reactions, etc., are gestalts. gestaltism n. gestaltist n. [G, = form, shape] |
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Traditional English :: Gestapo
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gesttion.html - n.
1 the German secret police under Nazi rule.
2 derog. an organization compared to this. [G, f. Geheime Staats polizei] |
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Traditional English :: gestate
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gesttion.html - v.tr.
1 carry (a foetus) in gestation.
2 develop (an idea etc.). |
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Traditional English :: gestation
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gesttion.html - n. 1 a the process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth. b this period. 2 the private development of a plan, idea, etc. [L gestatio f. gestare frequent. of gerere carry] |
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Traditional English :: gesticulate
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gesttion.html - v. 1 intr. use gestures instead of or in addition to speech. 2 tr. express with gestures. gesticulation n. gesticulative adj. gesticulator n. gesticulatory adj. [L gesticulari f. gesticulus dimin. of gestus GESTURE] |
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Traditional English :: gesture
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gesttion.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a significant movement of a limb or the body.
2 the use of such movements esp. to convey feeling or as a rhetorical device.
3 an action to evoke a response or convey intention, usu. friendly. --v.gestural adj. gesturer n. [ME f. med.L gestura f. L gerere gest- wield] |
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