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telekinesis

(tel′ə ki nē′sis)

noun

Parapsychology the act or process of causing an object to move by means of psychic forces, as directed by a spiritualistic medium, and not by means of any physical force

Origin: ModL < tele-, tele- + Gr kinēsis, motion < kinein, to move: see cite

Related Forms:

telekinetic adjective

See telekinesis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The movement of objects by scientifically inexplicable means, as by the exercise of an occult power.

Related Forms:

telˌe·ki·netˈic (-nĕtˈĭk) adjective

telˌe·ki·netˈi·cal·ly adverb

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