gestalt theory definition
1. gestalt-a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts. pattern, form, shape-a perceptual structure; the composition presents problems for students of musical form; a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them.. gestalt-a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts. pattern, form, shape-a perceptual structure; the composition presents problems for students of musical form; a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them.