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psychokinesis

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++psy·cho·ki·ne·sis /ˌsaɪkəʊkaɪˈniːsɪs $ -koʊkə-/ noun [uncountable]  MPROthe moving of solid objects using only the power of the mind, which some people believe is possible 心灵致动,意念移物psychokinetic /-kaɪˈnetɪk◂ $ -kəˈne-/ adjectivepsychokinetically /-kli/ adverb
Examples from the Corpus
psychokinesisAnd so there is psychokinesis, mind acting upon a material object, namely brain cells.Though we can not say for sure that psychokinesis was involved, we suggest that it might have been.
Origin psychokinesis (1900-2000) Greek psych- ( → PSYCH-) + kinesis movement
psy·cho·ki·ne·sis nounChineseSyllable
objects moving using the Corpus only the solid of power


psychokinesis
psychokinesis /ˌsaɪkəʊkaɪˈniːsəs, ˌsaɪkəʊkaɪˈniːsɪs $ -koʊkə-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: Greek
 Origin: psych- ( psych-) + kinesis 'movement'
the moving of solid objects using only the power of the mind, which some people believe is possible
—psychokinetic /-kaɪˈnetɪk◂ $ -kəˈne-/ adjective
—psychokinetically /-kli/ adverb


psy·cho·kin·esisBrE /ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈniːsɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsaɪkoʊkɪˈniːsɪs/ 🔊BrE /ˌsaɪkəʊkaɪˈniːsɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsaɪkoʊkaɪˈniːsɪs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the act of moving an object by using the power of the mind 心灵致动,传心致动(精神集中于物体使之移动)