psychometry

[ sahy-kom-i-tree ]

noun
  1. Psychology. psychometrics.

  2. the alleged art or faculty of divining facts concerning an object or a person associated with it, by contact with or proximity to the object.

Origin of psychometry

1
First recorded in 1850–55; psycho- + -metry

Other words from psychometry

  • psy·cho·met·ric, psy·cho·met·ri·cal, adjective
  • psy·chom·e·tri·cian [sahy-kom-i-trish-uhn], /saɪˌkɒm ɪˈtrɪʃ ən/, psy·chom·e·trist, noun

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How to use psychometry in a sentence

  • He called me a psychometrical genius and enquired the name of the young lady.

    The Belovd Vagabond | William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for psychometry

psychometry

/ (saɪˈkɒmɪtrɪ) /


nounpsychol
  1. measurement and testing of mental states and processes: See also psychometrics

  2. (in parapsychology) the supposed ability to deduce facts about events by touching objects related to them

Derived forms of psychometry

  • psychometrician (ˌsaɪkəʊməˈtrɪʃən) or psychometrist, noun

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