telekineticadj.

Brit.

/ˌtɛlᵻkᵻˈnɛtɪk/,

/ˌtɛlᵻkʌɪˈnɛtɪk/, U.S.

/ˈˌtɛləkəˈnɛdɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: tele- comb. form, kinetic adj.

Etymology: < tele- comb. form + kinetic adj., originally after German telekinetisch (1890 in the work reviewed in quot. 1890). Compare telekinesis n.

Belonging, relating to, or characteristic of telekinesis; (of a person) having the (supposed) power of telekinesis. Also figurative and in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > psychokinesis

telekinetic1890

psychokinetic1914

1890 F. W. H. Myers in Proc. Soc. Psychical Res. 1889–90 6 669 For the alleged movements without contact..M. Aksakof's new word ‘telekinetic’ seems to me the best attainable.

a1966 ‘M. na Gopaleen’ Best of Myles (1968) 94 An œuvre which would show his telekinetic treatment of over-tonality.

1972 Countryman Winter 83 Almost all contemporary investment in the countryside is a telekinetic expression of the distracted town.

1974 S. King Carrie (1975) 4 What none of them knew, of course, was that Carrie White was telekinetic.

1977 A. Wilson Strange Ride R. Kipling vi. 291 Trix accumulated clairvoyant, time-travelling, telekinetic and exorcistic powers.

2013 Newsweek (Electronic ed.) 15 May The hotly anticipated new NBC series from Star Trek director J.J. Abrams about a telekinetic orphan.

Derivatives

ˌtelekiˈnetically adv. by means of telekinesis.

ΚΠ

1928 Jrnl. Soc. Psychical Res. 24 369 I..dwell on the..inadequate character of the control consisting of luminous paint being applied to the objects to be (‘telekinetically’) moved.

1997 R. Hatch & C. Golden Battlestar Galactica: Armageddon x. 119 The creature had the most powerful mind of any being he had ever encountered, enough..to fly telekinetically in the skies of its home planet.

2006 Time Out N.Y. 26 Jan. 135/4 It may be impossible to telekinetically bend spoons.

ˌtelekiˈneticist n. chiefly Science Fiction a person who practises or has the power of telekinesis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > psychokinesis > one who practises

telekineticist1949

spoon-bender1977

1949 Startling Stories May 22/1 ‘Just what are his potentialities?’ queried Shey. ‘Is he a hypnotist? A telekineticist?’

1965 J. Kingston in J. Carnell New Writings in S-F III. 68 Telekineticists..are people who can move things without touching them, change physical states at a distance.

2000 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator (Nexis) 21 Aug. c13 Janssen, whose roles have included a telekineticist in X-Men,..is fluent in four languages.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	telekinetic
释义	telekineticadj. Brit. /ˌtɛlᵻkᵻˈnɛtɪk/, /ˌtɛlᵻkʌɪˈnɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌtɛləkəˈnɛdɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: tele- comb. form, kinetic adj. Etymology: < tele- comb. form + kinetic adj., originally after German telekinetisch (1890 in the work reviewed in quot. 1890). Compare telekinesis n. Belonging, relating to, or characteristic of telekinesis; (of a person) having the (supposed) power of telekinesis. Also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > psychokinesis telekinetic1890 psychokinetic1914 1890 F. W. H. Myers in Proc. Soc. Psychical Res. 1889–90 6 669 For the alleged movements without contact..M. Aksakof's new word ‘telekinetic’ seems to me the best attainable. a1966 ‘M. na Gopaleen’ Best of Myles (1968) 94 An œuvre which would show his telekinetic treatment of over-tonality. 1972 Countryman Winter 83 Almost all contemporary investment in the countryside is a telekinetic expression of the distracted town. 1974 S. King Carrie (1975) 4 What none of them knew, of course, was that Carrie White was telekinetic. 1977 A. Wilson Strange Ride R. Kipling vi. 291 Trix accumulated clairvoyant, time-travelling, telekinetic and exorcistic powers. 2013 Newsweek (Electronic ed.) 15 May The hotly anticipated new NBC series from Star Trek director J.J. Abrams about a telekinetic orphan. Derivatives ˌtelekiˈnetically adv. by means of telekinesis. ΚΠ 1928 Jrnl. Soc. Psychical Res. 24 369 I..dwell on the..inadequate character of the control consisting of luminous paint being applied to the objects to be (‘telekinetically’) moved. 1997 R. Hatch & C. Golden Battlestar Galactica: Armageddon x. 119 The creature had the most powerful mind of any being he had ever encountered, enough..to fly telekinetically in the skies of its home planet. 2006 Time Out N.Y. 26 Jan. 135/4 It may be impossible to telekinetically bend spoons. ˌtelekiˈneticist n. chiefly Science Fiction a person who practises or has the power of telekinesis. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > psychokinesis > one who practises telekineticist1949 spoon-bender1977 1949 Startling Stories May 22/1 ‘Just what are his potentialities?’ queried Shey. ‘Is he a hypnotist? A telekineticist?’ 1965 J. Kingston in J. Carnell New Writings in S-F III. 68 Telekineticists..are people who can move things without touching them, change physical states at a distance. 2000 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator (Nexis) 21 Aug. c13 Janssen, whose roles have included a telekineticist in X-Men,..is fluent in four languages. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1890
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