telekinesis
/ˌtɛləkɪˈniːsɪs/
telekinesis noun: the ability to move objects, or otherwise interact with physical systems and other phenomena, through the power of one's mind.
Noun
telekinesis (countable and uncountable, plural telekineses)
- The ability to move objects, or otherwise interact with physical systems and other phenomena, through the power of one's mind.
- Telekinetic energy, which has been variously designated as psychic force (Sir William Crookes), ectenic force (Professor Thury), and telekinesis (Professor Cowes), is demonstrably a power or faculty of the subjective mind.1899, Thomson Jay Hudson, The Divine Pedigree of Man, page 154
- And this brings me to a consideration of how the phenomena of telekinesis may conceivably be produced — granting that the phenomena are ever genuine at all.1920, Hereward Carrington, The Physical Phenomena of Spiritualism, page 367
- An instance of use of such power.
telekinesis meaning in Bengali
telekinesis in Bengali
- একটি এমন ক্ষমতার ব্যবহার
Examples of telekinesis in a sentence
- He leant tensely against the corridor wall and frowned like a man trying to unbend a corkscrew by telekinesis.1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 61:
- She regards telekinesis as impossible and claims for it as generally fraudulent.2000, Fred M. Frohock, Lives of the Psychics: The Shared Worlds of Science and Mysticism, page 29:
- And if voice-activated control isn't enough, we could someday use telekinesis to control lights with our thoughts.2006, Richard Cadena, Automated Lighting, page 434:
Forms of telekinesis
| plural | telekineses |
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Origin of telekinesis
From tele- + -kinesis.
Words formed from telekinesis
Questions about telekinesis
- What does telekinesis mean?
- Telekinesis means the ability to move objects, or otherwise interact with physical systems and other phenomena, through the power of one's mind.
- What is telekinesis in Bengali?
- Telekinesis in Bengali is একটি এমন ক্ষমতার ব্যবহার. See Telekinesis meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use telekinesis in a sentence?
- He leant tensely against the corridor wall and frowned like a man trying to unbend a corkscrew by telekinesis.
- What part of speech is telekinesis?
- Telekinesis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce telekinesis?
- Telekinesis is pronounced /ˌtɛləkɪˈniːsɪs/.
- What is the plural of telekinesis?
- The plural of telekinesis is telekineses.
Words near telekinesis in the dictionary
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