Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The supposed inducement of movement of an object by mental or spiritual power.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Movement of or motion in an object, animate or inanimate, produced without contact with the body producing the motion. See the quotation under telekinetic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the ability to move objects by means of thought alone, without physical means; -- an ability claimed by certain persons, such as mediums.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The ability to move and manipulate an object with the power of one's mind.
- noun An instance of use of such power.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force
Etymologies
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Examples
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Either Sylar's powers are unstoppable, or just the telekinesis is immune to all forms of impedance.
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There were lots of telepaths around, but only people with a Psi Index of eight or more also had her ability to move things with their mind, which was called telekinesis.
STARCRAFT GHOST NOVA KEITH R.A. DECANDIDO 2006
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However, even if they can affect what they can’t see, it’s quite easy to explain any arbitrary limitations by pointing out that telekinesis is a mental power and that their mental state can indeed affect what they’re actually able to do.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » The Super Teacher’s Review Forum 2009
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It could also cover making the characters about equal power-strength wise (I actually kinda fell into this one in HTSTW since Darren’s relatively weak telekinesis is pretty lousy compared to everyone else’s powers, but then again he gets a major upgrade in TAWNBT …).
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For example, Raven has telekinesis, which is fairly versatile.
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Balthazar is a master sorcerer who has spent most of the last thousand years looking for the right protégé and is an expert at such cool things as gravity inversion spells, which send their victims hurtling through the ceiling, and telekinesis, which is the ability to move far-away objects by mental power alone.
Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip + Lifestyle Magazine 2010
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The movie "Push," in theaters Feb. 6, is about a group of young Americans with various psychic abilities who team up to use their paranormal powers against a shadowy U.S. government agency tracking them. psychokinesis, also known as telekinesis or, less formally, "mind over matter."
Livescience.com 2009
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Unlike most fantasy magic, which gives the user power over all sorts of activities, this world's magic appears to give each angel skill in only one area, such as telekinesis or precognition.
Resurrection Man Fred Perry 2009
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Unlike most fantasy magic, which gives the user power over all sorts of activities, this world's magic appears to give each angel skill in only one area, such as telekinesis or precognition.
Archive 2009-07-01 Fred Perry 2009
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I also like the idea of telekinesis, or even Magneto’s control over metal.
gerwitz commented on the word telekinesis
Is there a verb that means "exercising telekinesis"?
July 16, 2007
slumry commented on the word telekinesis
levitate is sometimes used for a specific form of telekinesis--that is, to lift something in the air by non-physical means.
July 16, 2007
reesetee commented on the word telekinesis
Or you could just do what many Wordies do--make one up. ;-)
July 16, 2007
seanahan commented on the word telekinesis
Telekinesising?
July 17, 2007
reesetee commented on the word telekinesis
That's quite a tongue-twister. ;-)
July 17, 2007
misterpolly commented on the word telekinesis
Beam me up,Scottie
December 21, 2007
uselessness commented on the word telekinesis
Telekinesis is slower than teleportation. And more painful, if you're being transported from ship to planet. Much, much more painful.
December 21, 2007