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PHANTOM
phantom
(adjective) something apparently sensed but having no physical reality; “seemed to hear faint phantom bells”; “the amputee’s illusion of a phantom limb”
apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow
(noun) something existing in perception only; “a ghostly apparition at midnight”
apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre
(noun) a ghostly appearing figure; “we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Phantom
Nickname of the F-4B jet fighter flown by U.S. marines in Vietnam.
Rolls-Royce Phantom
Anagrams
• Hampton
Etymology
Noun
phantom (plural phantoms)
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.
(bridge) A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.
(medical imaging) A test object.
Synonyms
• ghost
• See also ghost
Adjective
phantom (not comparable)
Illusive.
Fictitious or nonexistent.
Anagrams
• Hampton
Source: Wiktionary
Phan"tom, n. Etym: [OE. fantome, fantosme, fantesme, OF. fantôme, fr. L. phantasma, Gr. Fancy, and cf. Phaëton, Phantasm, Phase.]
Definition: That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal image. Strange phantoms rising as the mists arise. Pope. She was a phantom of delight. Wordsworth. Phantom ship. See Flying Dutchman, under Flying.
– Phantom tumor (Med.), a swelling, especially of the abdomen, due to muscular spasm, accumulation of flatus, etc., simulating an actual tumor in appearance, but disappearing upon the administration of an anæsthetic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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