poltergeist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.

name

A planet in Lich star system, Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; One of the pair of planets that were the first exoplanets which were discovered. A planet in orbit of the pulsar Lich (PSR B1257+12)

/ˈpoʊl.tɚˌɡaɪst/ /ˈpɒl.tə.ɡaɪst/ /ˈpəʊl.təˌɡaɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-poltergeist.wav

poltergeist poltergeists poltergeister

Unadapted borrowing from German Poltergeist, from poltern (“to rumble”) + Geist (“ghost”), cognates with English boulder and ghost, respectively.

PSR B1257+12 B PSR B1257+12

poltergeistic poltergeistism poltergeistlike poltergeisty poltergoose

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