Kirlian

English

Etymology

From the inventor's surname.

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.
   • 1990, Gordon McComb, Gordon McComb's Gadgeteers Goldmine: 55 Space-age Projects, →ISBN, page 77:

     "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."

   • 2000, Newton C. Braga, Electronic Projects from the Next Dimension: Paranormal Experiments for Hobbyists, →ISBN, page 128:

     "The roots of Kirlian photography are in observations of patterns produced in resin dust by high-voltage discharges."

   • 2002, William Lee Rand, Reiki, the Healing Touch, →ISBN, page 28:

     "Kirlian photography is a technique that allows the etheric energy patterns around living things to be photographed."

Proper noun

Kirlian

1. A surname from Russian.

Derived terms

• Kirlian photography
• Kirlianography
• Kirlianographic

Translations

pertaining to Semyon Davidovich Kirlian’s process of recording corona discharges

• Portuguese: kirliano

Anagrams

• airlink, kalirin, larikin