Paranormal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  paranormal \par`a*nor"mal\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*n[^o]r"mal), adj.
     Of or pertaining to parapsychology; pertaining to forces or
     mental processes, such as extrasensory perception or
     psychokinesis, outside the possibilities defined by natural
     or scientific laws; as, paranormal phenomena.
  


     Syn: psychic, psychical, parapsycholological. [WordNet 1.5
          +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  paranormal
       adj 1: seemingly outside normal sensory channels [syn: {extrasensory}]
              [ant: {sensory}]
       2: not in accordance with scientific laws; "what seemed to be
          paranormal manifestations" [ant: {normal}]