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Vinony

poltergeist

noun

  1. type of ghost or spirit that moves physical objects.
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊl.tɚˌɡaɪst/ / /ˈpɒl.tə.ɡaɪst/ / /ˈpəʊl.təˌɡaɪst/

name

Etymology: From poltergeist, the supernatural entity. From orbiting a neutron star, a "dead" star, a star that no longer contains a fusion core, but which is radiating away its stored energy.

  1. 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)

noun

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

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

    “A poltergeist haunts the house by moving objects around, making chain-rattling noises and throwing things.”

    “The chapel is haunted by a demonic poltergeist.”