electrokinesis

Psychic lightning control

Electrokinesis is a fictional psychic ability to generate, control, or manipulate electricity with the mind.

The term appears in superhero comics, fantasy novels, video games, and paranormal fiction: Her electrokinesis let her short out the security system with a thought.

Like telekinesis and pyrokinesis, it names a power that exists only in imaginative contexts.

electrical

current

Directed flow of charge

circuit · resistance · capacitance · inductance · charge · polarity · ion · cathode · anode · wattage

application

taser

Handheld electroshock device

jolt · shock · generator · turbine · battery · capacitor · transformer · inverter · railgun · coilgun

phenomena

lightning

Atmospheric electrical discharge

static · spark · corona · discharge · arc · electromagnetism · piezoelectricity · bioluminescence · storm · ionization

movement

motion

Change in position

momentum · oscillation · flux · flow · propulsion · pulse · wave · discharge · transmission · arc

superpower

bioelectricity

Current in living tissue

cryokinesis · telepathy · intangibility · mutant · metahuman · superhero · villain · abilities · supernatural · force-field

Opposites
elemental/energy type controlled

electrokinesispyrokinesis

Thought-generated combustion

cryokinesis · hydrokinesis · telekinesis

presence vs absence of electrical control

electrokinesisconductivity

Ability to carry current

powerlessness · electrical insulation · grounding

Family

electro, kinesis, electric, electrical, electrically, electricity, electron, electronic, electronics

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G