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stone tape theory

stone tape theory noun: the idea that ghosts and hauntings are analogous to tape recordings, and that electrical mental impressions released during emotional or traumatic events can somehow be "stored" in stone and other materials and "replayed" under certain conditions.

Noun

the stone tape theory (plural stone tape theories)

  1. The idea that ghosts and hauntings are analogous to tape recordings, and that electrical mental impressions released during emotional or traumatic events can somehow be "stored" in stone and other materials and "replayed" under certain conditions.

Forms of stone tape theory

pluralstone tape theories

Questions about stone tape theory

What does stone tape theory mean?
Stone tape theory means the idea that ghosts and hauntings are analogous to tape recordings, and that electrical mental impressions released during emotional or traumatic events can somehow be "stored" in stone and other materials and "replayed" under certain conditions.
What part of speech is stone tape theory?
Stone tape theory is a noun.
What is the plural of stone tape theory?
The plural of stone tape theory is stone tape theories.

Words near stone tape theory in the dictionary

  1. Stone spaces
  2. stone sub
  3. stone subeditor
  4. stone subeditors
  5. stone subs
  6. stone tape theory
  7. stone the crows
  8. Stone Town
  9. stone veneer
  10. stone wall
  11. stone walled

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