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单词 teleplastic
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teleplasticadj.

Brit. /ˌtɛlᵻˈplastɪk/, U.S. /ˌtɛləˈplæstɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tele- comb. form, plastic adj.
Etymology: < tele- comb. form + plastic adj., after telepathy n., etc.
Of, relating to, or involving (supposed) materialization of psychic or other paranormal phenomena; (also) supposedly formed from or consisting of teleplasm (teleplasm n. 2).
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [adjective] > of or relating to materialization (of spirit)
teleplastic1890
telesomatic1890
1890 F. W. H. Myers in Proc. Soc. Psychical Res. 1889–90 6 669 M. Aksakof uses the term ‘telesomatic’ for the phenomena of so-called ‘materialisation’... It would be better, I think, to give the name teleplastic to all this class of alleged phenomena.
1921 Weekly Rev. 9 Mar. 225/1 The materializing seances of the older spiritualistic type are now proved to be teleplastic, except when the unfortunate victims were careless enough to be caught with masks and wigs.
1958 V. Nabokov in Hudson Rev. 11 503 He felt a ‘teleplastic’ mass that appeared to the touch uncommonly like cold uncooked liver.
2011 D. Vyleta Quiet Twin (2012) ii. 185 The young medium was particularly adept at..the manifestation of ‘teleplastic’ limbs that bore only a rudimentary resemblance to human arms and legs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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