phantom

  • 31phantom — n. & adj. n. 1 a ghost; an apparition; a spectre. 2 a form without substance or reality; a mental illusion. 3 Med. a model of the whole or part of the body used to practise or demonstrate operative or therapeutic methods. adj. merely apparent;… …

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  • 32phantom — 1. SYN: phantasm. 2. A model, especially a transparent one, of the human body or any of its parts. SEE ALSO: manikin. 3. In radiology, a mechanical or computer originated model for predicting irradiation dosage deep in the body …

    Medical dictionary

  • 33Phantom — Schimäre; Erscheinung; Trugbild; Sinnestäuschung; Einbildung; Hirngespinst (umgangssprachlich); Chimäre * * * Phan|tom 〈n. 11〉 1. Trugbild, gespenst. Erscheinung 2. Nachbildung eines Körperteils als Anschauungsmitt …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 34Phantom — Einbildung, Fantasie, Fantasiebild, Fantasiegebilde, Fata Morgana, Halluzination, Illusion, [Sinnes]täuschung, Trugbild; (bildungsspr.): Phantasmagorie, Schimäre; (abwertend): Hirngespinst; (Psychol.): Phantasma. * * *… …

    Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • 35phantom — [13] Like fancy and fantasy, phantom goes back ultimately to the Greek verb phantázein ‘make visible’, a derivative of phaínein ‘show’ (source also of English diaphanous and phenomenon [17]). From phantázein was derived the noun phántasma… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 36phantom — [ˈfæntəm] noun [C] I the spirit of a dead person that someone sees Syn: ghost II adj phantom [ˈfæntəm] imagined, not real Sailors often see phantom ships in the fog.[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 37phantom — /ˈfæntəm / (say fantuhm) noun 1. an image appearing in a dream or formed in the mind. 2. an apparition or spectre. 3. a thing or person that is little more than an appearance or show. 4. an appearance without material substance. –adjective 5. of… …

  • 38phantom — phantasm, phantom In current usage phantom primarily means ‘a ghost’ or ‘a mental illusion’, whereas phantasm means ‘a visual illusion’ or ‘a vision of an absent person’ …

    Modern English usage

  • 39Phantom — fantomas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Įtaisas, dozimetriškai lygiavertis švitinamajam objektui. atitikmenys: angl. phantom vok. Phantom, m rus. фантом, m pranc. fantôme, m …

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  • 40phantom — fantomas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Įtaisas, dozimetriškai lygiavertis švitinamajam objektui. atitikmenys: angl. phantom vok. Phantom, m rus. фантом, m pranc. fantôme, m …

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