Glossary of Art Terms. 2014.
inkblot — [iŋk′blät΄] n. any of a group of irregular patterns made by blots of ink and used in psychological testing: see RORSCHACH TEST * * * ink·blot (ĭngkʹblŏt ) n. 1. A blotted pattern of spilled ink. 2. A pattern resembling an inkblot that is used in… … Universalium
inkblot — [iŋk′blät΄] n. any of a group of irregular patterns made by blots of ink and used in psychological testing: see RORSCHACH TEST … English World dictionary
inkblot — ink•blot [[t]ˈɪŋkˌblɒt[/t]] n. a blot of ink, esp. one forming an irregular pattern and used in an inkblot test Etymology: 1925 30 … From formal English to slang
Inkblot test — A test used in clinical psychology and psychiatry involving inkblots. The inkblots are used to determine what a person perceives (reads into) in the enigmatic and highly ambiguous shapes. Ten standardized blots are shown one at a time to a… … Medical dictionary
inkblot test — noun a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot • Syn: ↑Rorschach, ↑Rorschach test • Hypernyms: ↑projective test, ↑projective device, ↑projective technique … Useful english dictionary
inkblot — ink·blot iŋk .blät n any of several plates showing blots of ink for use in psychological testing … Medical dictionary
inkblot — n. spot of ink … English contemporary dictionary
inkblot — noun a blot made with ink • Hypernyms: ↑smudge, ↑spot, ↑blot, ↑daub, ↑smear, ↑smirch, ↑slur * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1 … Useful english dictionary
inkblot test — noun Date: 1928 any of several psychological tests (as a Rorschach test) based on the interpretation of irregular figures (as blots of ink) … New Collegiate Dictionary
inkblot test — /ingk blot / any of various psychological tests in which varied patterns formed by blotted ink are interpreted by the subject. Cf. Rorschach test. [1925 30; INK + BLOT1] * * * ▪ psychology any of a number of psychological tests in which a… … Universalium
