odylic
Syllables: od·yl·ic/ɒˈdɪlɪk/US/ɑˈdɪlɪk/
odylic adjective: of or pertaining to the od or odyle (“a hypothetical force or natural power, now proved not to exist, which was supposed by Carl Reichenbach and others to inhere in certain people and produce phenomena such as animal magnetism and mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by chemical or vital action, heat, light, magnets, etc.”).
Adjective
odylic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the od or odyle (“a hypothetical force or natural power, now proved not to exist, which was supposed by Carl Reichenbach and others to inhere in certain people and produce phenomena such as animal magnetism and mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by chemical or vital action, heat, light, magnets, etc.”).
- A bundle of bars or of horse-shoes, placed with like magnetic poles in contact, has its odylic poles reversed, so as to alternate with each other.1850, Karl, Baron von Reichenbach [i.e., Carl Reichenbach], “Eighth Treatise. Luminous Phenomena.”, in William Gregory, transl., Researches on Magnetism, Electricity, Heat, Light, Crystallization...
- If the laboratory of the professor could be graced with the odylometer, the odylic battery, and the snail telegraph, what a blaze of odylic light would be concentrated there from the past, the present, and the future! And who could endure it but those whose bodies had long "bathed in odylic light,"...1851 October, W. H., “Art. XI.—Letters to a Candid Inquirer on Animal Magnetism. By William Gregory, M.D., F.R.S.E., Professor of Chemistry in the University of Edinburgh. Philadelphia: Blanchard and...
- Synonyms:
- odic
Examples of odylic in a sentence
- And who could endure it but those whose bodies had long "bathed in odylic light," and whose minds had been long saturated with odylic belief?1851 October, W. H., “Art. XI.—Letters to a Candid Inquirer on Animal Magnetism. By William Gregory, M.D., F.R.S.E., Professor of Chemistry...
- I believe it is the odylic vapour which has been attached to seeds found in the case of a mummy, which, after 3,000 years, makes that seed germinate.1863, [Samuel Guppy], “Finis”, in Mary Jane; or, Spiritualism Chemically Explained with Spirit Drawings. […], London: […] John King & Co....
Synonyms of odylic
Forms of odylic
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Origin of odylic
From odyle, odyl + -ic (suffix meaning of or pertaining to forming adjectives from nouns). Odyle, odyl is derived from od (borrowed from German Od, arbitrarily coined by the German scientist and philosopher Carl Reichenbach (1788–1869)) + Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “wood; material, matter, substance”).
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Questions about odylic
- What does odylic mean?
- Odylic means of or pertaining to the od or odyle (“a hypothetical force or natural power, now proved not to exist, which was supposed by Carl Reichenbach and others to inhere in certain people and produce phenomena such as animal magnetism and mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by chemical or vital action, heat, light, magnets, etc.”).
- How do you use odylic in a sentence?
- And who could endure it but those whose bodies had long "bathed in odylic light," and whose minds had been long saturated with odylic belief?
- What part of speech is odylic?
- Odylic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce odylic?
- Odylic is pronounced /ɒˈdɪlɪk/ (UK).
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