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telekinesis

[ tel-i-ki-nee-sis, -kahy- ]

telekinesis

/ -kaɪ-; -kaɪ-; ˌtɛlɪkɪˈnɛtɪk; ˌtɛlɪkɪˈniːsɪs /

noun

  1. the movement of a body caused by thought or willpower without the application of a physical force
  2. the ability to cause such movement


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Derived Forms

  • telekinetic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • tel·e·ki·net·ic [tel-i-ki-, net, -ik, -kahy-], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of telekinesis1

First recorded in 1885–90; tele- 1 + -kinesis

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Example Sentences

Skip Father John Misty, and See ... Without a doubt Telekinesis, the Seattle-based indie-rock band with a drummer on lead vocals.

If the nails didn't convince the non-believer, perhaps the chilling voices and telekinesis will do the trick.

Beyond those simple things lay telepathy, telekinesis, empathy….

He wrote me a couple times, and it seems that ever since that time he's been absolutely unable to do any telekinesis.

Dark had been prepared to open this by telekinesis but, to his surprise, it was already open.

Stigma powers seem to go beyond telepathy, clairvoyance and telekinesis—they extend in some hard to define way into the aesthetic.

For the effects of the force—the manifestations to the senses, the name telekinesis is accepted by the Society.

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