Dictionary  phan•tomPronunciation: (fan'tum), [key] —n. 1. an apparition or specter. 2. an appearance or illusion without material substance, as a dream image, mirage, or optical illusion. 3. a person or thing of merely illusory power, status, efficacy, etc.: the phantom of fear. 4. an illustration, part of which is given a transparent effect so as to permit representation of details otherwise hidden from view, as the inner workings of a mechanical device. —adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a phantom; illusory: a phantom sea serpent. 2. Elect.noting or pertaining to a phantom circuit. 3. named, included, or recorded but nonexistent; fictitious: Payroll checks were made out and cashed for phantom employees. Also,fantom. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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