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Meaning of "pyrokinesis" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PYROKINESIS

pyrokinesis  [ˌpaɪrəʊkɪˈniːsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PYROKINESIS

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pyrokinesis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PYROKINESIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pyrokinesis

Pyrokinesis is an alleged psychic ability allowing a person to create, manipulate, and control fire with their mind. The term was coined by horror novelist Stephen King in his 1980 novel, Firestarter, to describe the ability of protagonist Charlie McGee to create and control fire.

Definition of pyrokinesis in the English dictionary

The definition of pyrokinesis in the dictionary is the mental power to control fires.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PYROKINESIS


akinesis
eɪkɪˈniːsɪs
anamnesis
ˌænæmˈniːsɪs
autokinesis
ˌɔːtəʊkɪˈniːsɪs
chemokinesis
ˌkɛməʊkaɪˈniːsɪs
cytokinesis
ˌsaɪtəʊkɪˈniːsɪs
diakinesis
ˌdaɪəkɪˈniːsɪs
ecphonesis
ˌekfəʊˈniːsɪs
electrophoresis
ɪˌlɛktrəʊfəˈriːsɪs
hematopoiesis
ˌhemətəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs
hyperkinesis
ˌhaɪpəkɪˈniːsɪs
interkinesis
ˌɪntəkɪˈniːsɪs
karyokinesis
ˌkærɪəʊkɪˈniːsɪs
kinesis
kɪˈniːsɪs
photokinesis
ˌfəʊtəʊkɪˈniːsɪs
phrenesis
frɪˈniːsɪs
psychokinesis
ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈniːsɪs
pyrokineses
ˌpaɪrəʊkɪˈniːsɪs
synecphonesis
ˌsɪnɛkfəʊˈniːsɪs
telekinesis
ˌtɛlɪkɪˈniːsɪs
thesis
ˈθiːsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PYROKINESIS

pyrogenicity
pyrogenous
pyrognostic
pyrognostics
pyrographer
pyrographic
pyrographies
pyrography
pyrogravure
pyrokineses
pyrola
pyrolater
pyrolatry
pyroligneous
pyroligneous acid
pyrolignic
pyrolize
pyrology
pyrolusite
pyrolysable

WORDS THAT END LIKE PYROKINESIS

abiogenesis
angiogenesis
biogenesis
carcinogenesis
chondrogenesis
diagenesis
dysgenesis
embryogenesis
genesis
gluconeogenesis
morphogenesis
mutagenesis
oncogenesis
ontogenesis
organogenesis
osteogenesis
pathogenesis
synthesis
thermogenesis
transgenesis
tumorigenesis

Synonyms and antonyms of pyrokinesis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pyrokinesis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PYROKINESIS

Find out the translation of pyrokinesis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pyrokinesis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pyrokinesis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pyrokinesis
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pyrokinesis
570 millions of speakers

English

pyrokinesis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pyrokinesis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pyrokinesis
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пирокинез
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pyrokinesis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pyrokinesis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pyrokinesis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pyrokinesis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pyrokinesis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

念力放火
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pyrokinesis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pyrokinesis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pyrokinesis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pyrokinesis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅरोकोइनिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pyrokinesis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pirocinesi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pyrokinesis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пирокинез
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pyrokinesis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pyrokinesis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pyrokinesis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pyrokinesis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pyrokinese
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pyrokinesis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PYROKINESIS»

The term «pyrokinesis» is regularly used and occupies the 88.722 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PYROKINESIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pyrokinesis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYROKINESIS»

Discover the use of pyrokinesis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pyrokinesis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Weiser Field Guide to the Paranormal: Abductions, ...
Pyrokinesis is the paranormal power to ignite and control fire. Pyrokinetics, people possessing the paranormal power of pyrokinesis, don't need matches. They can start fires with the power of their minds. Pyrokinetics are also known as fire ...
Judith Joyce, 2011
2
Psychokinesis: Poltergeist, Pauli Effect, Pyrokinesis, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, Source: Wikipedia, 2010
3
Firelighting: Pyrite, Match, Flint, Bow Drill, Pyrokinesis, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, 2010
4
Deckade: 10 Years of Decks, Thoughts, and Theory!
Cards standard in almost every version of the deck, from Force of Will to Pyrokinesis were gone. The speed of aggressive red decks and discard-heavy Necropotence decks made an environment without these Alliances pitch- cards very ...
‎2006
5
The Modern Weird Tale
When Firestarter (1980) appeared, it was widely thought to be a rip-oft of the central idea in Carrie: here, instead of a girl endowed with telekinesis, we have a little girl who has what King calls "pyrokinesis" (a singularly unfortunate coinage),  ...
S.T. Joshi, 2001
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Polyverse Roleplaying System
Energy: 1. Skill: Power Combat. This power projects a flame attack at range causing 1d6 of Burn Killing Damage plus ten for every fifteen points in the power. Normal armorwill reduce the damage from pyrokinesis. The power is subjected ...
Bruce Adams
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How to Do Telekinesis and Energy Work
At the end of this book is a notebook to record your exercises and results and by doing this you will be amazed how fast you see will incredible results!
Kuriakos, 2008
8
Body of Evidence #7: Burning Bones
“Fascinating,” Slick muttered as he leaned over beside her, the two of them sharing the computer monitor. “No kidding,” Jenna replied. Then she looked at him. Something in his tone drew her attention. “You don't just mean the pyrokinesis stuff ...
Christopher Golden, Rick Hautala, 2001
9
Psychokinesis, Including: Poltergeist, Pauli Effect, ...
This particular book is a collaboration focused on Psychokinesis.More info: The term psychokinesis (from the Greek, "psyche," meaning mind, soul, heart, or breath; and, "kinesis," meaning motion, movement; literally "mind-movement"), also ...
Hephaestus Books, 2011
10
Companion for the Apprentice Wizard
(“fire moving”) Starting or controlling fires and flames by force of mind alone. People who can do this are called Pyrokinetics, or Fire- starters. The basic exercises for pyrokinesis use a single lit taper candle in a closed dark room—with no air ...
Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, Faculty of the Grey School of Wizardry, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PYROKINESIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pyrokinesis is used in the context of the following news items.
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5 Villains That Should Appear in Daredevil Season 2
... is in prison, what better way to execute his plan's than to employ someone like Typhoid Mary. Her powers are mostly minute level telekinesis and pyrokinesis. «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»
2
'The X-Files': Four Cases the Fox Series Could Revive
... stepped into the role of King of Hell on Supernatural (and the 40 other shows he's appeared on since), he played Cecil L'Ively, a man capable of pyrokinesis. «Hollywood Reporter, Jun 15»
3
SHANG-CHI & THE K'un Lun Clan Enter SECRET WARS' 13 …
Training in the martial arts unlocks a wide array of abilities and powers, from phasing to flight to pyrokinesis. Anyone who isn't affiliated with a school is deemed ... «Newsarama, May 15»
4
The X-Files Newbie Recap: "Fire," "Beyond the Sea"
The idea (pyrokinesis) was cool enough; the execution (Mulder assisting an old – ha! – flame in the investigation of a series of bizarre arson attacks against ... «The Mary Sue, May 15»
5
Reboot This: Double Fine's 'Psychonauts'
... of the game, players dive into the psyches of the game's wacky cast of characters, along the way unlocking new abilities like telekinesis, pyrokinesis and more. «Tech Times, Feb 15»
6
Site 3's weird science
A similarly-themed creation is Pyrokinesis. Here participants don an EEG headset that communicates via WiFi with a control unit attached to an eight-headed ... «NOW Magazine, Feb 15»
7
io9 Newsstand: Best stories for the Week of January 25 - 31
... would later be called by names as diverse as collective pyrokinesis, group magic, communal energy, polykinesis, multipsionics, liberation flame, and hellfire. «io9, Jan 15»
8
[Review] 'The Atticus Institute' Is a Tedious Possession Film
Her talent runs the gamut of kinesis: from telekinesis to pyrokinesis. As her powers get progressively more gnarly, Dr. West and his crew are “too excited to be ... «Bloody Disgusting, Jan 15»
9
5 Times 'South Park' Was More Offensive Than Charlie Hebdo
Not only did the show depict the Prophet Muhammad -- with the power of flight and pyrokinesis, no less -- but he gets swatted out of the air like an August ... «International Business Times, Jan 15»
10
PYRO: Shoot Fireballs From Your Palms
It's not quite pyrokinesis, but the high-tech PYRO device by Ellusionist is the closest thing we've ever seen to having fire superpowers a la Marvel's Pyro or ... «Gadget Review, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pyrokinesis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pyrokinesis>. May 2024 ».
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