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NALT Full

Preferred term

aesthetics

Type

Topic

Definition

Pertaining to the quality of human perceptual experience (including sight, sound, smell, touch, taste, and movement) evoked by phenomena or elements or configurations of elements in the environment.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

culture and humanities

Related concepts

beautification

Synonyms

esthetics

In other languages

estética

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4758

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