单词 | thoughtography |
释义 | thoughtographyn. Parapsychology. The production of a visible, usually photographic, image (supposedly) by purely mental means. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > production of photographic image thoughtography1931 1931 T. Fukurai (title) Clairvoyance and thoughtography. 1967 J. Eisenbud World of Ted Serios (1968) xiii. 299 These [nightmares] kept up until he began his ‘thoughtography’. 1990 L. Picknett Encycl. Paranormal 44/2 A form of ‘thoughtography’..may account for the unexpected pictures of holy figures taken by believers. 2004 L. A. Robinson et al. Compl. Idiot's Guide to Psychic Awareness (ed. 2) vi. xix. 271 That [Masuaki] Kiyota was able to produce images with the lens covered suggests that the power of thoughtography comes directly from the mind. Derivatives thoughtˈographer n. a person who (supposedly) practises thoughtography. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > production of photographic image > one who produces thoughtographer1978 1978 Sunday Sun (Brisbane) 5 Feb. 66/3 Professor Eisenbud..subjected thoughtographer Serios to scientific scrutiny. 2004 L. A. Robinson et al. Compl. Idiot's Guide to Psychic Awareness (ed. 2) vi. xix. 271 It could be that thoughtographers use psychic force to manipulate chemical particles on film. thoughtoˈgraphic adj. of or relating to thoughtography. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > thoughtography thoughtographic1967 1967 J. Eisenbud (title) The world of Ted Serios: ‘thoughtographic’ studies of an extraordinary mind. 2003 R. Grossinger Embryos, Galaxies, & Sentient Beings vi. 199 Whether thoughtographic telekinesis is possible or whether Ted Serios is a sleight-of-hand con man is a riddle that will likely have to await a future epoch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1931 |
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