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telekinesis

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

telekinesis

/ -kaɪ-; ˌtɛlɪkɪˈnɛtɪk; -kaɪ-; 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • telekinetic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٱ··쾱·Ա· [tel-i-ki-, net, -ik, -kahy-], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of telekinesis1

First recorded in 1885–90; tele- 1 + -kinesis
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Over the course of the film, my guesses included telekinesis and algae blooms wafting from Lake Merritt.

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The movie script Tommy and Will are trying to sell centres on Roger Mitchell, a hero named after his teddy bear, who has three super powers - reading peoples' minds, changing peoples' minds and telekinesis.

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Using a prenatal diet of hallucinogens, speed and radioactive isotopes, the couple produce their mutant progeny: conjoined twins; Aqua Boy; a hunchback; a seemingly typical child with telekinesis; stillborn infants exhibited in jars.

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It was based on a Stephen King novel that wedded “Carrie”-redolent telekinesis to the kind of paranoia of “Three Days of the Condor.”

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Those aptitudes — telepathy, telekinesis and a terrifying ability to control minds — are amplified when Ben is around the other children, who begin to share some of them.

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