telekinesis

[tel-i-ki-nee-sis, -kahy-]

noun

1. psychokinesis.

telekinesis

/ -kaɪ-, ˌtɛlɪkɪˈnɛtɪk, -kaɪ-, ˌtɛlɪkɪˈniːsɪs /

noun

1. the movement of a body caused by thought or willpower without the application of a physical force

2. the ability to cause such movement

Other Word Forms

• telekinetic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of telekinesis¹

First recorded in 1885–90; tele- ¹ + -kinesis

Example Sentences

Over the course of the film, my guesses included telekinesis and algae blooms wafting from Lake Merritt.

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The movie script Tommy and Will are trying to sell centres on Roger Mitchell, a hero named after his teddy bear, who has three super powers - reading peoples' minds, changing peoples' minds and telekinesis.

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Using a prenatal diet of hallucinogens, speed and radioactive isotopes, the couple produce their mutant progeny: conjoined twins; Aqua Boy; a hunchback; a seemingly typical child with telekinesis; stillborn infants exhibited in jars.

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It was based on a Stephen King novel that wedded “Carrie”-redolent telekinesis to the kind of paranoia of “Three Days of the Condor.”

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Those aptitudes — telepathy, telekinesis and a terrifying ability to control minds — are amplified when Ben is around the other children, who begin to share some of them.

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