Another unique Vulcan ability exhibited by Spock is a type of ESP that the Vulcans refer to as ‘mind-melding’. He can merge his mind with that of another intelligence and can read its thoughts… He dislikes doing so because the process requires emotional content as well.
in S. E. Whitfield & G. Roddenberry Making of ‘Star Trek’ v. 227
Advanced mind-melding techniques. Complete.
Dreadnought! iv. 55
2005 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 2 Sept.
The drama is a result of mind-melding between…vice chairman, and…chairman of the business law department, whose vision was to create a teaching tool that didn’t sound like Klingon to executives and directors.
Research HistorySue Surova submitted a 1968 cite from "The Making of Star Trek".
Added to the OED in September 2002.
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