- Main Entry: ge·stalt
- Pronunciation: \gə-ˈstält, -ˈshtält, -ˈstȯlt, -ˈshtȯlt\
- Function: noun
- Inflected Form(s): plural ge·stalts also ge·stalt·en \-ˈstäl-tən, -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
