ghost
noun
/ɡoʊst/
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/ɡɐʉst/
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/ɡəʊst/
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- The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
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spook,
geest,
fantoom,
gespens,
schim,
spooksel
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- A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
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artefact
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- An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.
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spookbeeld
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ghosting
noun
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- (computing) A problem with a keyboard where certain simultaneous keypresses trigger the action of a further key that was not in fact pressed.
- (colloquial) A method of ending a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation. [from 2000s]
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ijs
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- The phenomenon of the writing on one side of a page in a notebook being partly visible on the other side.
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spook
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