electrothanasia
electrothanasia noun: execution by electricity.
Noun
electrothanasia (uncountable)
- execution by electricity
- […] there is a want of harmony between electrothanasia, as it takes place, and the humane ideal of death by electricity as it seems to have been pictured in the minds of the promotors of the new law.1889, The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, page 265
- Electrothanasia is the new word which is proposed as a substitute for the bungling word “electrocution,” which does not express what it is used for, while the word suggested in place of it, though of Greek origin, expresses exactly what we mean when death is produced by electric action. At the same...1890 September, “Electrocution or Electrothanasia.”, in American Druggists' Circular and Chemical Gazette, page 214
electrothanasia meaning in Tamil
electrothanasia in Tamil
- மின் தாக்கி இறப்பு
Origin of electrothanasia
electro- + Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”), perhaps modeled after euthanasia.
Questions about electrothanasia
- What does electrothanasia mean?
- Electrothanasia means execution by electricity.
- What is electrothanasia in Tamil?
- Electrothanasia in Tamil is மின் தாக்கி இறப்பு. See Electrothanasia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is electrothanasia?
- Electrothanasia is a noun.
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