ideoplastic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a physiological process that is modified by mental activity.

OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveideoplastic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineOf or pertaining to a physiological process that is modified by mental activity.
  2. not comparableartBeing a form of symbolic art created by mental modification of natural artistic subjects.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  2. Ancient Greekῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn)
  3. Ancient Greekῐ̓δέᾱ (ĭdéā)
  4. Englishideo-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  6. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  7. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  8. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  9. Latinplasticus
  10. Englishplastic
  11. Englishideoplastic

From ideo- + plastic.

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APA

ideoplastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ideoplastic

MLA

“ideoplastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ideoplastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ideoplastic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ideoplastic.

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