extra-sensoryadj.

Forms: Also extrasensory.

Etymology: < extra- prefix + sensory adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌextra-ˈsensory.

Of perception: made by other means than those of the known sense-organs, e.g. by telepathy, clairvoyance, etc.; hence, received by such means; of or pertaining to the study of such perception. ( extra-sensory perception is often abbreviated to E.S.P., ESP.)

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the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > extrasensory perception

cryptaesthesia1911

extra-sensory perception1934

ESP1974

the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > extrasensory

extra-sensory1934

1934 J. B. Rhine Extra-sensory Perception 3 Let us merely say..‘perception by means that are outside of the recognized senses’, and indicate this meaning by ‘Extra-Sensory Perception’ or E.S.P.

1937 A. Woollcott Let. 31 Oct. (1946) 157 It looks like an instance of clairvoyance which might be filed for reference with the extrasensory boys at Duke University.

1941 J. S. Huxley Uniqueness of Man i. 30 Extra-sensory guessing.

1944 J. F. Hendry in H. Treece Herbert Read 114 He ignores such phenomena as extra-sensory perception or telesthaesia.

1946 A. Huxley Perennial Philos. ii. 36 When tests for ESP can be repeated under standardized conditions, the subject..achieves..a measure of scientific respectability.

1946 J. S. Huxley Unesco ii. 37 Extra-sensory knowledge.

1947 J. B. Rhine Reach of Mind (1948) iv. 53 Distance..has not shown any effect upon ESP performance.

1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 June 317/1 Examples of telepathy, of clairvoyance, of precognition (all three grouped together under the heading of extra-sensory perception or ESP).

1968 Times 4 Oct. 9/1 A double-blind guessing experiment..is interpreted by its authors to provide evidence for extra-sensory perception (E.S.P.). E.S.P., which covers such terms as telepathy and precognition, is the alleged faculty of perception by means which do not depend on the known sense organs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	extra-sensory
释义	extra-sensoryadj. Forms: Also extrasensory. Etymology: < extra- prefix + sensory adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌextra-ˈsensory. Of perception: made by other means than those of the known sense-organs, e.g. by telepathy, clairvoyance, etc.; hence, received by such means; of or pertaining to the study of such perception. ( extra-sensory perception is often abbreviated to E.S.P., ESP.) ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > extrasensory perception cryptaesthesia1911 extra-sensory perception1934 ESP1974 the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > extrasensory extra-sensory1934 1934 J. B. Rhine Extra-sensory Perception 3 Let us merely say..‘perception by means that are outside of the recognized senses’, and indicate this meaning by ‘Extra-Sensory Perception’ or E.S.P. 1937 A. Woollcott Let. 31 Oct. (1946) 157 It looks like an instance of clairvoyance which might be filed for reference with the extrasensory boys at Duke University. 1941 J. S. Huxley Uniqueness of Man i. 30 Extra-sensory guessing. 1944 J. F. Hendry in H. Treece Herbert Read 114 He ignores such phenomena as extra-sensory perception or telesthaesia. 1946 A. Huxley Perennial Philos. ii. 36 When tests for ESP can be repeated under standardized conditions, the subject..achieves..a measure of scientific respectability. 1946 J. S. Huxley Unesco ii. 37 Extra-sensory knowledge. 1947 J. B. Rhine Reach of Mind (1948) iv. 53 Distance..has not shown any effect upon ESP performance. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 June 317/1 Examples of telepathy, of clairvoyance, of precognition (all three grouped together under the heading of extra-sensory perception or ESP). 1968 Times 4 Oct. 9/1 A double-blind guessing experiment..is interpreted by its authors to provide evidence for extra-sensory perception (E.S.P.). E.S.P., which covers such terms as telepathy and precognition, is the alleged faculty of perception by means which do not depend on the known sense organs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1934
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