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Definition of Phantom
1. Noun. A ghostly appearing figure. "We were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
Generic synonyms: Disembodied Spirit, Spirit
Specialized synonyms: Flying Dutchman
Derivative terms: Phantasmal
2. Adjective. Something apparently sensed but having no physical reality. "The amputee's illusion of a phantom limb"
3. Noun. Something existing in perception only. "A ghostly apparition at midnight"
Specialized synonyms: Flying Saucer, Ufo, Unidentified Flying Object, Flying Dutchman, Ghost, Shade, Specter, Spectre, Spook, Wraith
Generic synonyms: Illusion, Semblance
Derivative terms: Phantasmal, Shadowy
Definition of Phantom
1. n. That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal image.
2. a. Being, or of the nature of, a phantom.
Definition of Phantom
1. something existing in appearance only [n -S]
Medical Definition of Phantom
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That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal image. "Strange phantoms rising as the mists arise." (Pope) "She was a phantom of delight." (Wordsworth) Phantom ship. See Flying Dutchman, under Flying.