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PHANTOM CELLPHONE VIBRATION SYNDROME [1 record]

Record 1 2018-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
  • Telephones
DEF

[A tactile] hallucination in which users perceive an inert [cell phone] to vibrate ...

OBS

phantom vibration: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • phantom cell phone vibration syndrome
  • phantom vibrations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
  • Téléphones
DEF

[...] hallucination tactile qui provoque chez certaines personnes l'impression que leur téléphone portable vibre alors que ce n'est pas le cas.

OBS

vibration fantôme : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • vibrations fantômes

Spanish

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