telekinesis

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In 2004 physicist Eric Davis wrote in an Air Force research report Teleportation Physics Study (!) that "telekinesis is a form of psychokinesis."

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  1. noun The movement of objects by scientifically inexplicable means, as by the exercise of an occult power.

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  • Any second — The attempted heartsqueeze ended, telekinesis was channelled to assist the attack leap, to strengthen the knife thrust now . —  Hamilton, Peter F. - [Void 01] - The Dreaming Void
  • Its only known susceptibility was to telekinesis, which could gradually wear down its strength. —  Hamilton, Peter F. - [Void 01] - The Dreaming Void
  • I've always been fascinated by matters paranormal, from ghosts and mummy's curses to ancient astronauts, telekinesis, and spirit photography, but I've never entertained any real belief in these things, and most sf readers and writers I've known have taken a similarly skeptical view. —  F ;SF; - vol 091 issue 04-05 - October-November 1996
  • So the telekinesis was developed as a survival technique first. —  Dragons Dawn
  • Eventually, we'll have teleportation, telekinesis, and the ability to turn our thoughts into objects. —  Asimov'sSF,August2008
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  1. New Latin, from Greek τῆλε, afar, + κίνησις, movement: see kinetic.
 

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/tɛləkɪˈnisɪs/
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