psychokinesis
noun
psy·cho·ki·ne·sis
ˌsī-kō-kə-ˈnē-səs 
-kī-
: movement of physical objects by the mind without use of physical means compare precognition, telekinesis
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Using engineering to demonstrate psychokinesis Bozinovski, Sestakov, and Bozinovska built a system to send commands to a robot based on EEG signal processing.
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IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2023
Area 51 author Annie Jacobsen sees psychokinesis in Phenomena (Little, Brown).
—Sloane Crosley, Vanities, 19 Apr. 2017
PK (psychokinesis) experimentation (((Who can’t like THAT?)))
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—Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 29 Apr. 2009
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IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2023
Area 51 author Annie Jacobsen sees psychokinesis in Phenomena (Little, Brown).
—Sloane Crosley, Vanities, 19 Apr. 2017
PK (psychokinesis) experimentation (((Who can’t like THAT?)))
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—Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 29 Apr. 2009
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“Psychokinesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychokinesis. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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psychokinesis
noun
psy·cho·ki·ne·sis
-kə-ˈnē-səs, -kī-
plural psychokineses
-ˌsēz
: movement of physical objects by the mind without use of physical means
called also PK
compare precognition, telekinesisLove words? Need even more definitions?
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