telepathy
/tɛˈlɛp.ə.θi/
telepathy noun: the capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.
Noun
telepathy (usually uncountable, plural telepathies)
- The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.
- Gerwin Schalk and Anthony Ritaccio, at the Albany Medical Center, are working under a multimillion-dollar grant from the U.S. military to design and develop devices that enable soldiers to communicate telepathically. Although this seems like something out of a science fiction story, the Pentagon...2013, Al Gore, The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 239
- Synonyms:
- mindreading, thoughtcasting, far-feeling
telepathy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
telepathy in Hindi
- communication by psychic means
- परचित्तज्ञान parcittajñān, मनःपर्यय manaḥparyay, दूरबोध dūrbodh, दूर-संवेदना dūr-samvednā
telepathy in Tamil
- communication by psychic means
- தொலைவிலுணர்தல் tolaiviluṇartal
telepathy in Bengali
- দূরচিন্তন, টেলিপ্যাথি
telepathy in Malayalam
- communication by psychic means
- പരഹൃദയജ്ഞാനം parahr̥dayajñānaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- telepathy in Arabic
- تَخَاطُر taḵāṭur
- telepathy in Indonesian
- telepati
- telepathy in Persian
- دورآگاهی durâgâhi
- telepathy in Thai
- กระแสจิต grà-săe jìt, การติดต่อกันทางจิต gaan dtìt dtòr gan taang jìt, โทรจิต toh-rá-jìt
- telepathy in Vietnamese
- thần giao cách cảm
- telepathy in Myanmar
- တယ်လီပသီ tailipa.si
Synonyms of telepathy
Forms of telepathy
| plural | telepathies |
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Origin of telepathy
From tele- + -pathy.
Words formed from telepathy
Questions about telepathy
- What does telepathy mean?
- Telepathy means the capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.
- What is telepathy in Hindi?
- Telepathy in Hindi is परचित्तज्ञान (parcittajñān), मनःपर्यय (manaḥparyay), दूरबोध (dūrbodh). See Telepathy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is telepathy?
- Telepathy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce telepathy?
- Telepathy is pronounced /tɛˈlɛp.ə.θi/.
- What is the plural of telepathy?
- The plural of telepathy is telepathies.
Words near telepathy in the dictionary
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