Main Entry:

ge·stalt

Pronunciation:

\gə-ˈstält, -ˈshtält, -ˈstȯlt, -ˈshtȯlt\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural ge·stalts also ge·stalt·en \-ˈstäl-t^ən, -ˈshtäl-, -ˈstȯl-, -ˈshtȯl-\

Etymology:

German, literally, shape, form

Date:

1922

: a structure, configuration, or pattern of physical, biological, or psychological phenomena so integrated as to constitute a functional unit with properties not derivable by summation of its parts