extrasensory

[ek-struh-sen-suh-ree]

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adjective

outside one's normal sense perception.

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Also parasensory.

Origin of extrasensory

First recorded in 1930–35; extra- + sensory

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Examples from the Web for extrasensory

Extrasensory perception can't replace sight, any more than sight can replace hearing.
Psichopath|Gordon Randall Garrett
The meeting of our minds takes place on the plane of the "extrasensory."
The Brain|Alexander Blade
It happens that extrasensory perception means as much to me as history does to you.
The Edge of the Knife|Henry Beam Piper
You'll have to coin a new term, because the only one I know is extrasensory perception, and that's obviously ridiculous.
Accidental Flight|Floyd L. Wallace

I do have extrasensory powers, but they'll need some development.
Rebels of the Red Planet|Charles Louis Fontenay

British Dictionary definitions for extrasensory

extrasensory

adjective

of or relating to extrasensory perception

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Word Origin and History for extrasensory

extrasensory

adj.

also extra-sensory, 1934, coined as part of extra-sensory perception in J.B. Rhine's work, from extra- + sensory.

Medicine definitions for extrasensory

extrasensory

[ĕk′strə-sĕn′sə-rē]

adj.

Being outside the normal range or bounds of the senses.