esp (extrasensory perception)
1Extrasensory perception — (ESP) is the apparent ability to acquire information by paranormal means independent of any known physical senses or deduction from previous experience. The term was coined by Duke University researcher J. B. Rhine to denote psychic abilities… …
2extrasensory perception — n perception (as in telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition) that involves awareness of information about events external to the self not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience called also ESP * * * a supposed way… …
3extrasensory perception — [n] psychic powers clairvoyance, ESP, intuition, keen intuition, second sight, sixth sense, telepathy, vision; concepts 409,410 …
4extrasensory perception (ESP) — Perception that involves awareness of information about something (such as a person or event) not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience. Classic forms of ESP include telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition. No… …
5extrasensory perception — ▪ psychology perception that occurs independently of the known sensory processes. Usually included in this category of phenomena are telepathy, or thought transference between persons; clairvoyance, or supernormal awareness of objects or… …
6extrasensory perception — noun Date: 1934 perception (as in telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition) that involves awareness of information about events external to the self not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience called also ESP …
7extrasensory perception. — See ESP. [1930 35] * * * …
8extrasensory perception — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. ESP, psychic powers, *third eye, telepathy, clairvoyance, tel esthesia …
9extrasensory perception — ex|tra|sen|so|ry per|cep|tion [ ,ekstrə,sensəri pər sepʃən ] noun uncount ESP …
10extrasensory perception — UK [ˌekstrəˌsensərɪ pə(r)ˈsepʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌekstrəˌsensərɪ pərˈsepʃən] noun [uncountable] ESP 1) …
