psychometry

[ sahy-kom-i-tree ]
/ saɪˈkɒm ɪ tri /

noun

Psychology. psychometrics.
the alleged art or faculty of divining facts concerning an object or a person associated with it, by contact with or proximity to the object.

Origin of psychometry

First recorded in 1850–55; psycho- + -metry

OTHER WORDS FROM psychometry

psy·cho·met·ric, psy·cho·met·ri·cal, adjective psy·chom·e·tri·cian [sahy-kom-i-trish-uh n] /saɪˌkɒm ɪˈtrɪʃ ən/, psy·chom·e·trist, noun

Words nearby psychometry

psychology, psychomachia, psychomancy, psychometric, psychometrics, psychometry, psychomimetic, psychomotor, psychomotor agitation, psychomotor epilepsy, psychomotor retardation

Example sentences from the Web for psychometric

British Dictionary definitions for psychometric (1 of 2)

psychometric

psychometrical

/ (ˌsaɪkəʊˈmɛtrɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to psychometrics or psychometry

Derived forms of psychometric

psychometrically, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for psychometric (2 of 2)

psychometry
/ (saɪˈkɒmɪtrɪ) /

noun psychol

measurement and testing of mental states and processes See also psychometrics
(in parapsychology) the supposed ability to deduce facts about events by touching objects related to them

Derived forms of psychometry

psychometrician (ˌsaɪkəʊməˈtrɪʃən) or psychometrist, noun