psychometry
psychometry · psychometries
психометрия
Psychometrie
The paranormal ability to discover information about an object's past, and especially…The paranormal ability to discover information about an object's past, and especially about its past owners, merely by handling it.
» Tom claims he has psychometry.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The paranormal ability to discover information about an object's past, and especially about its past owners, merely by handling it.
Psychometrie
психометри́яpsixometríja
(countable, uncountable)The use of psychological tests to measure intelligence, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits.
психометри́яpsixometríja
More definitions
- any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements
Examples
1 sentencesTom claims he has psychometry.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
paranormal ability:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
paranormal ability:
Origin
From psycho- + -metry.From psycho- + -metry.
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Forms
plural: psychometries| Singular | psychometry |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsthe use of psychological tests to measure traits:psychometrics
Close in meaning
- any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements:psychometricspsychometrika
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable