■ plural noun [treated as sing. ] a branch of parapsychology which supposes an energy or force that emanates from living organisms and affects matter.
Origin
1970s: from psycho- , on the pattern of electronics .
■ plural noun [treated as sing. ] a branch of parapsychology which supposes an energy or force that emanates from living organisms and affects matter.
Origin
1970s: from psycho- , on the pattern of electronics .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004