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Of or pertaining to psychophysics; involving the action or mutual relations of the psychical and physical in man. Psychophysical time , the time required for the mind to transform a sensory impression into a motor impulse. It is an important part
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Of or pertaining to psychophysics; involving the action or mutual relations of the psychical and physical in man. Psychophysical time , the time required for the mind to transform a sensory impression into a motor impulse. It is an important part of physiological or reaction time. See under Reaction.
Related words: (words related to PSYCHOPHYSICAL)
- RELATIONSHIP
The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance. Mason. - MOTOR; MOTORY; MOTORIAL
Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; - - applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey impressions from a nerve center to muscles, thereby causing motion. - INVOLVEDNESS
The state of being involved. - ACTION
Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun. (more info) 1. A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of - PHYSICAL
1. Of or pertaining to nature ; in accordance with the laws of nature; also, of or relating to natural or material things, or to the bodily structure, as opposed to things mental, moral, spiritual, or imaginary; material; natural; as, armies and - IMPORTANTLY
In an important manner. - ACTIONABLE
That may be the subject of an action or suit at law; as, to call a man a thief is actionable. - TRANSFORMATION
The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or condition. Specifically: -- - REQUIRER
One who requires. - IMPRESSIONABLE
Liable or subject to impression; capable of being molded; susceptible; impressible. He was too impressionable; he had too much of the temperament of genius. Motley. A pretty face and an impressionable disposition. T. Hook. - IMPRESSION
The pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of such pressure, as regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a clear, or a poor, impression; also, a single copy as the result of printing, or the whole edition printed at a given time. - TRANSFORMISM
The hypothesis, or doctrine, that living beings have originated by the modification of some other previously existing forms of living matter; -- opposed to abiogenesis. Huxley. - PHYSICALLY
In a physical manner; according to the laws of nature or physics; by physical force; not morally. I am not now treating physically of light or colors. Locke. 2. According to the rules of medicine. He that lives physically must live miserably. - MOTOR GENERATOR
The combination consisting of a generator and a driving motor mechanically connected, usually on a common bedplate and with the two shafts directly coupled or combined into a single shaft. - PERTAIN
stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to hold, keep. See Per-, 1. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant - MOTORIZE
To substitute motor-driven vehicles, or automobiles, for the horses and horse-drawn vehicles of . - -Mo`tor*i*za"tion , n. - IMPRESSIONISTIC
Pertaining to, or characterized by, impressionism. - SENSORY
See SENSORIUM - PSYCHOPHYSICAL
Of or pertaining to psychophysics; involving the action or mutual relations of the psychical and physical in man. Psychophysical time , the time required for the mind to transform a sensory impression into a motor impulse. It is an important part - MOTOR
A prime mover; a machine by means of which a source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity, etc., is made available for doing mechanical work. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power. - RHEOMOTOR
Any apparatus by which an electrical current is originated. - PHONOMOTOR
An instrument in which motion is produced by the vibrations of a sounding body. - REACTIONIST
A reactionary. C. Kingsley. - HYPERPHYSICAL
Above or transcending physical laws; supernatural. Those who do not fly to some hyperphysical hypothesis. Sir W. Hamilton. - MAGNETOMOTOR
A voltaic series of two or more large plates, producing a great quantity of electricity of low tension, and hence adapted to the exhibition of electro-magnetic phenomena. - SERVO-MOTOR
A relay apparatus; specif.: An auxiliary motor, regulated by a hand lever, for quickly and easily moving the reversing gear of a large marine engine into any desired position indicated by that of the hand lever, which controls the valve - MADEFACTION; MADEFICATION
The act of madefying, or making wet; the state of that which is made wet. Bacon. - REDACTION
The act of redacting; work produced by redacting; a digest. - CHYLIFACTION
The act or process by which chyle is formed from food in animal bodies; chylification, -- a digestive process. - FACTION
One of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus. 2. A party, in political society, combined or acting in union, in opposition to the government, or state; -- usually applied to a minority, - CATAPHYSICAL
Unnatural; contrary to nature. Some artists . . . have given to Sir Walter Scott a pile of forehead which is unpleassing and cataphysical. De Quincey. - DISTRACTION
1. The act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation. To create distractions among us. Bp. Burnet. 2. That which diverts attention; a diversion. "Domestic distractions." G. Eliot. 3. A diversity of direction; detachment. His power went out in - REFACTION
Recompense; atonemet; retribution. Howell. - COLLIQUEFACTION
A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion. The incorporation of metals by simple colliquefaction. Bacon. - DIRECT ACTION
See BELOW - METAPHYSICALLY
In the manner of metaphysical science, or of a metaphysician. South. - UNDERACTION
Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode. The least episodes or underactions . . . are parts necessary or convenient to carry on the main design. Dryden.