picturethinking
nounUK /ˈpɪktʃəˌθɪŋkɪŋ/
US /ˈpɪktʃərˌθɪŋkɪŋ/
Thinking with pictures in your mind instead of words.
She used picturethinking to imagine the whole story before she wrote it down.
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2. A learning style where someone understands ideas best through images and diagrams.
His picturethinking made science diagrams easy for him to remember.
3. The habit of describing ideas by painting mental scenes rather than explaining with words.
Grandpa's picturethinking turned every bedtime story into a movie in our heads.
4. A way of solving problems by imagining shapes, maps, or patterns.
With picturethinking, she solved the puzzle by seeing the pieces fit together.