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PSYCHOKINESIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does psychokinesis mean? 

PSYCHOKINESIS (noun)
  The noun PSYCHOKINESIS has 1 sense:

1. the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical forceplay

  Familiarity information: PSYCHOKINESIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PSYCHOKINESIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

psychokinesis; telekinesis

Hypernyms ("psychokinesis" is a kind of...):

parapsychology; psychic phenomena; psychic phenomenon (phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes)

Derivation:

psychokinetic (moving an object without apparent use of physical means)


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