fantom
[ fan-tuh m ]
/ ˈfæn təm /
noun, adjective
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fantoccini,
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fanwort
Definition for fantom (2 of 2)
phantom
or fan·tom
[ fan-tuhm ]
/ ˈfæn təm /
noun
an apparition or specter.
an appearance or illusion without material substance, as a dream image, mirage, or optical illusion.
a person or thing of merely illusory power, status, efficacy, etc.: the phantom of fear.
an illustration, part of which is given a transparent effect so as to permit representation of details otherwise hidden from view, as the inner workings of a mechanical device.
adjective
Origin of phantom
synonym study for phantom
1, 2. See
apparition.
OTHER WORDS FROM phantom
phan·tom·like, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for fantom
British Dictionary definitions for fantom (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for fantom (2 of 2)
phantom
/ (ˈfæntəm) /
noun
- an apparition or spectre
- (as modifier)a phantom army marching through the sky
the visible representation of something abstract, esp as appearing in a dream or hallucination
phantoms of evil haunted his sleep
something apparently unpleasant or horrific that has no material form
med another name for manikin (def. 2b)
Word Origin for phantom
C13: from Old French
fantosme, from Latin
phantasma
phantasm
Medical definitions for fantom (1 of 2)
fantom
[ făn′təm ]
n.
Variant ofphantom
Medical definitions for fantom (2 of 2)
phantom
n.
Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality.
An image that appears only in the mind; an illusion.
A model, especially a transparent one, of the human body or of any of its parts.
adj.
Resembling, characteristic of, or being a phantom; illusive.
Fictitious; nonexistent.