psychokinetic

Thân thiện

A student demonstrates psychokinetic ability by levitating a pencil.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or characterized by psychokinesis: Describes the purported ability to move or affect physical objects using only mental power, without any apparent physical interaction or means.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The film featured a character with psychokinetic abilities, able to bend spoons with his mind.
  • Scientists remain skeptical of claims regarding psychokinetic phenomena.
  • She claimed to have witnessed a psychokinetic event where a chair moved across the room by itself.

Advanced Usage

• "psychokinetic energy": A term sometimes used to describe the hypothetical force or power behind psychokinetic acts.
  • The novel's plot revolved around harnessing psychokinetic energy.
• Used in a technical or parapsychological context to modify nouns like "ability," "power," "force," or "event."

Variants and Related Words

• Psychokinesis (n): The noun form denoting the alleged phenomenon itself.
  • The study of psychokinesis is a branch of parapsychology.
• Telekinesis (n): A near-synonym often used interchangeably in popular culture, though some distinctions are made in parapsychological literature.

Synonyms

• Telekinetic: Pertaining to moving objects at a distance with the mind. (Note: Often used synonymously, though "psychokinetic" can have a broader meaning encompassing influencing objects without physical contact, not solely at a distance).

Antonyms

• Physical: Involving tangible force or bodily contact.
• Mechanical: Operated by a machine or physical mechanism.

Related Phrases

• Psychokinetic effect: The observed or claimed result of a psychokinetic act.
  • The researchers documented what they believed was a psychokinetic effect on the random number generator.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. moving an object without apparent use of physical means