phantom
Betekenis (Engels)
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- A ghost or apparition.
- Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.
- A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.
- A test object. A test phantom is an object that reproduces the characteristics of human tissue.
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Synoniemen
jack-o’-lantern
will-o’-the-wisp
wrong impression
apprarition
writhlike
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈfæntəm/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Middle English fantome, fanteme, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma (“an apparition, specter; (in Late Latin also) appearance, image”), from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “phantasm, an appearance, image, apparition, specter”), from φαντάζω (phantázō, “I make visible”). Doublet of phantasm.
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