telekinesisn.

Brit.

/ˌtɛlᵻkᵻˈniːsɪs/,

/ˌtɛlᵻkʌɪˈniːsɪs/, U.S.

/ˌtɛləkᵻˈnisᵻs/,

/ˌtɛləˌkaɪˈnisᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: tele- comb. form, -kinesis comb. form.

Etymology: < tele- comb. form + -kinesis comb. form, originally translating German Fernwirkung (first half of the 19th cent. or earlier in this sense). Compare German Telekinese (1891 or earlier). Compare telekinetic adj.

The supposed phenomenon or ability whereby a person moves or affects physical objects at a distance by mental effort or other non-physical means. Cf. psychokinesis n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > psychokinesis

mind over matter1808

telekinesis1890

psychokinesis1914

PK1943

1890 F. W. H. Myers in Proc. Soc. Psychical Res. 1889–90 6 668 Extramediumistic operations, as thought-transference, telepathy, telekinesis (Fernwirkung), or movements of objects without contact.

1905 Sat. Rev. 19 Aug. 250 Of the other phenomena..that of telekinesis, or movement of objects without material contact.

1962 Punch 5 Dec. 805/3 Dusailly..has made a first step towards telekinesis by using the electrical cavity of the brain to operate a switch.

1983 ‘J. Melville’ Hand of Glass vi. 146 I had seen it move... If you didn't believe in telekinesis..then Merry must have practised some form of hypnotism on me.

2001 N.Y. Times Mag. 14 Jan. 36/1 I don't believe in life after death, channeled chat rooms with the dead, reincarnation, telekinesis or any miracles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	telekinesis
释义	telekinesisn. Brit. /ˌtɛlᵻkᵻˈniːsɪs/, /ˌtɛlᵻkʌɪˈniːsɪs/, U.S. /ˌtɛləkᵻˈnisᵻs/, /ˌtɛləˌkaɪˈnisᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: tele- comb. form, -kinesis comb. form. Etymology: < tele- comb. form + -kinesis comb. form, originally translating German Fernwirkung (first half of the 19th cent. or earlier in this sense). Compare German Telekinese (1891 or earlier). Compare telekinetic adj. The supposed phenomenon or ability whereby a person moves or affects physical objects at a distance by mental effort or other non-physical means. Cf. psychokinesis n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > psychokinesis mind over matter1808 telekinesis1890 psychokinesis1914 PK1943 1890 F. W. H. Myers in Proc. Soc. Psychical Res. 1889–90 6 668 Extramediumistic operations, as thought-transference, telepathy, telekinesis (Fernwirkung), or movements of objects without contact. 1905 Sat. Rev. 19 Aug. 250 Of the other phenomena..that of telekinesis, or movement of objects without material contact. 1962 Punch 5 Dec. 805/3 Dusailly..has made a first step towards telekinesis by using the electrical cavity of the brain to operate a switch. 1983 ‘J. Melville’ Hand of Glass vi. 146 I had seen it move... If you didn't believe in telekinesis..then Merry must have practised some form of hypnotism on me. 2001 N.Y. Times Mag. 14 Jan. 36/1 I don't believe in life after death, channeled chat rooms with the dead, reincarnation, telekinesis or any miracles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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