psychokinesis
the purported ability to move or deform inanimate objects, as metal spoons, through mental processes.
Origin of psychokinesis
1- Also called telekinesis.
Other words from psychokinesis
- psy·cho·ki·net·ic [sahy-koh-ki-net-ik, -kahy-], /ˌsaɪ koʊ kɪˈnɛt ɪk, -kaɪ-/, adjective
Words Nearby psychokinesis
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How to use psychokinesis in a sentence
That is if we assume that the process is at all parallel with the phenomena of psychokinesis and levitation.
Out Like a Light | Gordon Randall Garrett"You claimed that the human mind possessed powers of psychokinesis," I said.
Pythias | Frederik PohlIn effect, what appeared to be foreknowledge was psychokinesis—the same phenomenon as the movement of crumbs of cheese by my rat.
The Leader | William Fitzgerald Jenkins (AKA Murray Leinster)I caught an occasional word, like 'oxygen' and 'psychokinesis.'
Rebels of the Red Planet | Charles Louis Fontenay
British Dictionary definitions for psychokinesis
/ (ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈniːsɪs, -kaɪ-) /
(in parapsychology) alteration of the state of an object by mental influence alone, without any physical intervention
psychiatry a state of violent uncontrolled motor activity
Origin of psychokinesis
1Derived forms of psychokinesis
- psychokinetic (ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk), adjective
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