psionics

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noun

Mental powers, especially those under conscious control, that affect physical matter, such as telekinesis.

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Meanings

nounpsionics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableliteratureMental powers, especially those under conscious control, that affect physical matter, such as telekinesis.

    In any case, psionics appears quite legitimately in science fiction.

    1976, Reginald Bretnor, The Craft of Science Fiction
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    In the 1960s, Campbell abandoned his public obsessions with psionics and pseudo-science.

    1998, Gary Westfahl, The Mechanics of Wonder: The Creation of the Idea of Science Fiction

Origin

From psi (“psychic energy”) + -onics.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

psionics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psionics

MLA

“psionics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psionics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psionics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psionics.

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