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Kirlian

Kirlian adjective: of or pertaining to the Russian inventor Semyon Davidovich Kirlian, and to his process of recording corona discharges from the surface of objects onto photographic plates.

Adjective

Kirlian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Russian inventor Semyon Davidovich Kirlian, and to his process of recording corona discharges from the surface of objects onto photographic plates.
    • "It is not the purpose of this chapter to debate the meaning of the Kirlian effect but to provide step-by-step instructions on how to build your own Kirlian apparatus so that you can experiment with it in your own garage."1990, Gordon McComb, Gordon McComb's Gadgeteers Goldmine: 55 Space-age Projects, →ISBN, page 77
    • "The roots of Kirlian photography are in observations of patterns produced in resin dust by high-voltage discharges."2000, Newton C. Braga, Electronic Projects from the Next Dimension: Paranormal Experiments for Hobbyists, →ISBN, page 128

Proper noun

Kirlian

  1. A surname from Russian.

Origin of Kirlian

From the inventor's surname.

Words formed from Kirlian

Questions about Kirlian

What does Kirlian mean?
Kirlian means of or pertaining to the Russian inventor Semyon Davidovich Kirlian, and to his process of recording corona discharges from the surface of objects onto photographic plates.
What part of speech is Kirlian?
Kirlian can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Kirlian in the dictionary

  1. Kirkwood Gaps
  2. Kirkwood-Buff solution theory
  3. Kirkwoods
  4. kirkyard
  5. kirkyards
  6. Kirlian
  7. Kirlian photography
  8. kirlianographic
  9. Kirlianography
  10. Kirlin
  11. Kirlins

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