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

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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

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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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