Psychometric
noun
1.
Psychology. psychometrics.
2.
the alleged art or faculty of divining facts concerning an object or a person associated with it, by contact with or proximity to the object.
psychometric
/ˌsaɪkəʊˈmɛtrɪk/
adjective
1.
of or relating to psychometrics or psychometry
noun (psychol)
1.
measurement and testing of mental states and processes See also psychometrics
2.
(in parapsychology) the supposed ability to deduce facts about events by touching objects related to them
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