Telekinesis

Definitions

1. The ability to move objects with the power of one's mind.
   uncountable
2. An instance of use of such power.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

10 more languages

العربيةالتحريك الذهني

Esperantotelekinezo

Suomitelekineesitelekinesia

Italianotelecinesi

日本語テレキネシス念力

ქართულიტელეკინეზი

한국어염력

Portuguêstelecinesia

Русскийтелекинез

Svenskatelekinesi

Examples

“Telekinetic energy, which has been variously designated as psychic force⟳ (Sir William Crookes), ectenic force⟳ (Professor Thury), and telekinesis (Professor Cowes), is demonstrably a power or faculty of the subjective mind⟳.”

“And this brings me to a consideration of how the phenomena of telekinesis may conceivably be produced — granting that the phenomena are ever genuine at all.”

“He leant tensely against the corridor wall and frowned like⟳ a man trying to unbend a corkscrew by telekinesis.”

“'Venison' he declared, mentally lifting the animal through the air toward him without a second thought to the act, though telekinesis was a spell⟳ that hadn't been in the considerable repertoire of Morkai the Red.”

“She regards telekinesis as impossible and claims for it as generally fraudulent. For two years she worked in a university laboratory testing telekinesis,”

“Perhaps the most famous demonstrations of telekinesis came in the 1970s when a young psychic from Russia named Uri Geller came to prominence for his ability to bend⟳ spoons and other metal objects without any physical contact⟳.”

“And if voice-activated control⟳ isn't enough, we could someday use⟳ telekinesis to control⟳ lights with our thoughts.”

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