"I don't think necessity is the mother of invention - invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble." ~ Agatha Christie, An Autobiography, 1977, English mystery author (1890 - 1976)
telekinesis
Pronunciation: "te-li-k&-'nE-s&s, -kI-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
: the production of motion in objects (as by a spiritualistic medium) without contact or other physical means
- telekinetic /-'ne-tik/ adjective
- telekinetically /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
telekinesis
Pronunciation: "te-li-k&-'nE-s&s, -kI-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
: the production of motion in objects (as by a spiritualistic medium) without contact or other physical means
- telekinetic /-'ne-tik/ adjective
- telekinetically /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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4 Comments:
Thanks! I picked up a few new words.
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starbender, at 12:16 PM
The only thing that comes to my mind when I see the word 'telekenesis' is the movie "Carrie" :-X
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PF, at 2:38 PM
Saw this actually when I was watching PHENOMENON. :) CARRIE is a wonderful little piece of horror gem. John Travolta in both movies. Ha
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Fong Kok Hoong, at 11:02 AM
Oh, what a coincidence. Heheh.
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PF, at 1:09 PM
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