Gestalt — meaning in English

English meaning

• figure noun A number or numerical value.
• form noun The shape or visible structure of something.
• frame noun A rigid structure that supports or surrounds something, such as a picture, window, or building.
• gestalt noun An organized whole that is perceived as more than simply the sum of its parts.
• likeness noun The quality of resembling someone or something; a similarity.
• mold noun A hollow container used to shape a liquid or soft substance as it sets or hardens.
• shape noun The outline or form of something, defined by its outer edges or surface.

Senses

Gestalt is used for these senses in English:

• figure A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
• form The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.
• frame A human body or the structure thereof; the size, shape, sturdiness etc. of a person's body as described in a certain way; one's build.
• gestalt A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being).
• likeness Appearance or form; guise.
• mold A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
• mold Distinctive character or type.
• shape A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.

figure — full definition

1. noun A number or numerical value.
2. noun The shape of a person’s body.
3. noun A person considered in terms of their public role or influence.
4. noun A diagram or illustration used to convey information.
5. verb To think, guess, or conclude something.

form — full definition

1. noun The shape or visible structure of something.
2. noun A document with blank spaces to be filled in with information.
3. noun A type or kind of something.
4. verb To create or bring something into existence.

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