Mechanism and Psychic

Mechanism

Mechanism noun - Device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function.

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Psychic and mechanism are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Psychic" instead a noun "Mechanism".

Psychic noun - A person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead.

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Mechanism and psychic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mechanism" instead a noun "Psychic".

natural	natural mechanism	natural psychic
powerful	powerful mechanism	powerful psychic
actual	actual mechanism	actual psychic
large	large mechanism	large psychic
Other adjectives: new, primary, giant.

Flinx from the Humanx Commonwealth series has empathic telepathy, as well as an instinctive psychic defense mechanism that shows up occasionally, and usually wreaks havoc when it does.

Source: Psychic Powers
He starts having dreams of her turning into a local shapeshifting critter called a "slitherskin", which scientists had speculated was also mildly psychic as a defense mechanism.

Source: It Can Think
This was true pre-X-Men Legacy, when Xavier removed the psychic barriers that formed as a coping mechanism for dealing with her powers.

Source: All Your Powers Combined

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