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Kirlian photography

Kirlian photography noun: a technique for recording photographic images of corona discharges and hence, supposedly, the auras of living creatures.

Noun

Kirlian photography (uncountable)

  1. A technique for recording photographic images of corona discharges and hence, supposedly, the auras of living creatures.
    Synonyms:
    Kirlianography

Synonyms of Kirlian photography

Origin of Kirlian photography

Named after Semyon Kirlian in 1939.

Questions about Kirlian photography

What does Kirlian photography mean?
Kirlian photography means a technique for recording photographic images of corona discharges and hence, supposedly, the auras of living creatures.
What part of speech is Kirlian photography?
Kirlian photography is a noun.

Words near Kirlian photography in the dictionary

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

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