noun · countable / uncountable · rare

ectoplasm

ectoplasm · ectoplasms

ектоплазма

эктоплазма

Ektoplasma

A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium…A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.

/ˈɛktəˌplæzəm/

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Meaning

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(countable, uncountable)A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.
Ektoplasma
эктопла́змаektoplázma
ектопла́змаektoplázma
(spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
(countable, uncountable)An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.
Ektoplasma
эктопла́змаektoplázma
(countable, uncountable)The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.
Ektoplasma
эктопла́змаektoplázma
the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm

Examples

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Is ectoplasm a real thing?
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Translations

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parapsychology: visible substance believed to emanate from spiritualistic mediums:

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parapsychology: visible substance believed to emanate from spiritualistic mediums:

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parapsychology: visible substance believed to emanate from spiritualistic mediums:

Origin

From ecto- (“outside”) + plasm or -plasm, referring to the fact that ectoplasm is believed

From ecto- (“outside”) + plasm or -plasm, referring to the fact that ectoplasm is believed to emanate from and materialize outside of the medium's body.

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