Definitions for ideomotor

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ideomotor i·de·o·mo·tor

Spelling: [ahy-dee-uh-moh-ter, id-ee-uh-]

IPA: /ˌaɪ di əˈmoʊ tər, ˌɪd i ə-/

Ideomotor is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 271 anagrams from letters in ideomotor (deimooort).

Definitions for ideomotor

adjective

1. of or relating to involuntary motor activity caused by an idea. Compare sensorimotor (def 1).

Origin of ideomotor

First recorded in 1865-70; ideo- + motor

Examples for ideomotor

Good examples of ideomotor action can be observed among the audience at an athletic contest.

Of these ideomotor phenomena physical exercises, games, manual trades, readily furnish instances.

This is known as ideomotor action and is present in the waking as well as the hypnotic state.