extrasensory
pronunciation
How to pronounce extrasensory in British English:
UK [ˌekstrɪ'sensərɪ]
How to pronounce extrasensory in American English:
US [ˌekstrə'sensərɪ]
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- Adjective:
- seemingly outside normal sensory channels
Word Origin
- extrasensory (adj.)
- also extra-sensory, 1934, coined as part of extra-sensory perception in J.B. Rhine's work, from extra- + sensory. Extrasensible (1874) was used earlier in reference to "that which is inaccessible to the senses."
Example
- 1. Entangled minds : extrasensory experiences in a quantum reality .
- 2. Capable of extraordinary mental processes , such as extrasensory perception and mental telepathy .
- 3. They are also said to have an extrasensory function , playing a part in empathic and instinctive responses .
- 4. The military initially focused on ' remote viewing ' , the scientific term for clairvoyance and extrasensory perception ( or esp ) .
- 5. He alleges that precognition , telepathy and clairvoyance are the three main categories of extrasensory perception .