psychokinesis

English

Etymology

From psycho- +‎ -kinesis.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsaɪkoʊkɪˈnisɪs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈniːsɪs/

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Noun

psychokinesis (usually uncountable, plural psychokineses)

1. (parapsychology) The movement of physical systems and objects by the use of psychic power. Abbreviated as PK.

Related terms

• psychokinesia

Translations

movement inanimate objects by the use of psychic power — see also telekinesis

• Basque: telekinesia, psikokinesia
• Bulgarian: телекинеза (telekineza)
• Chinese: 念力 (zh) (niànlì)

  Mandarin: 念力 (zh) (niànlì), 心靈致動 / 心灵致动 (xīnlíngzhìdòng), 心靈遙感 / 心灵遥感 (xīnlíngyáogǎn)

• Czech: telekineze
• Danish: psykokinese, telekinese
• Dutch: telekinese (nl)
• Estonian: telekinees
• Finnish: psykokinesia, telekinesia
• French: psychokinèse (fr), psychokinésie (fr), télékinésie (fr)
• German: Psychokinese (de), Telekinese (de)
• Greek: τηλεκίνηση (el) (tilekínisi), τηλεκινησία (el) f (tilekinisía), ψυχοκίνηση (el) f (psychokínisi)
• Hebrew: טלקינזיס (he)
• Italian: psicocinesi f, telecinesi (it)
• Japanese: 念力 (ja) (nenriki)
• Korean: 정신감응 (jeongsin'gameung)
• Macedonian: психокинеза (psihokineza), телекинеза (telekineza)
• Polish: psychokineza f
• Portuguese: telecinésia (pt)
• Romanian: telechinezie (ro)
• Russian: телекине́з (ru) (telekinéz), психокине́з (ru) (psixokinéz)
• Serbo-Croatian: telekineza, телекинеза
• Slovak: psychokinéza, telekinéza
• Spanish: psicoquinesia f, psicokinesia f
• Swedish: telekinesi (sv)
• Turkish: telekinezi (tr)

See also

• psi
• telekinesis