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psychometry

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The paranormal ability to discover information about an object's past, and especially about its past owners, merely by handling it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: parapsychology, pseudoscience

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The use of psychological tests to measure intelligence, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: psychometrics, psychometrika

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: psychology, psychological science

History

Etymology

From psycho- + -metry.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: psicometria — paranormal ability
  • Chinese Mandarin: 接觸感應 /接触感应 (jiēchù gǎnyìng) — paranormal ability
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心理測評 /心理测评 (xīnlǐ cèpíng) — paranormal ability
  • Danish: psykometri — paranormal ability
  • Danish: genstandslæsning — paranormal ability
  • Dutch: psychometrie — paranormal ability
  • Finnish: psykoskopia — paranormal ability
  • Finnish: psykometria — paranormal ability
  • French: psychométrie — paranormal ability
  • German: Psychometrie — paranormal ability
  • Hindi: मनोमिति (manomiti) — paranormal ability
  • Italian: psicometria — paranormal ability
  • Japanese: サイコメトリー (saikometorī) — paranormal ability
  • Korean: 사이코메트리 (saikometeuri) — paranormal ability
  • Polish: psychometria — paranormal ability
  • Portuguese: psicometria — paranormal ability
  • Romanian: psihometrie — paranormal ability
  • Russian: психометри́я (psixometríja) — paranormal ability
  • Serbo-Croatian: psihometrija — paranormal ability
  • Spanish: psicometría — paranormal ability
  • Swedish: psykometri — paranormal ability
  • Turkish: psikometri — paranormal ability
  • Czech: psychometrie — use of psychological tests to measure intelligence, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits
  • Irish: síciméadracht — use of psychological tests to measure intelligence, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits
  • Russian: психометри́я (psixometríja) — use of psychological tests to measure intelligence, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits