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phasm

/ˈfæzəm/

phasm noun: an apparition; a phantom.

Noun

phasm (plural phasms or phasma)

  1. (obsolete) An apparition; a phantom.
    • For heart is besides that from thence proceed many aerial fictions , and not from God, phasms, and chimeras , created by the vanity of our own hearts1654, H[enry] Hammond, Of Fundamentals in a Notion Referring to Practise, London: […] J[ames] Flesher for Richard Royston, […], →OCLC
    • After a small space the lights‥extinguish, and‥the Phasma having assumed a bodily shape or other false representation accompanies her.1677, Sir Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels into Africa and Asia the Great

Forms of phasm

pluralphasms
pluralphasma
alternative formphasma

Origin of phasm

From Latin phasma or Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma). See phase.

Words that rhyme with phasm

Questions about phasm

What does phasm mean?
Phasm means an apparition; a phantom.
What part of speech is phasm?
Phasm is a noun.
How do you pronounce phasm?
Phasm is pronounced /ˈfæzəm/.
What is the plural of phasm?
The plural of phasm is phasms.

Words near phasm in the dictionary

  1. phasis
  2. phasitron
  3. phasitrons
  4. phasivirus
  5. phasiviruses
  6. phasm
  7. phasma
  8. phasmas
  9. phasmatid
  10. phasmatids
  11. phasmatodean

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