radionics

English

Etymology 1

From radio- (“pertaining to rays or radiation”) +‎ (electr)onics.

Noun

radionics (uncountable)

1. Any of several techniques supposed to detect and modulate "life forces" and to provide healing using various electric black boxes. [from 20th c.]
   • 2004, Daniel J. Benor, Consciousness, Bioenergy and Healing, page 465:

     Tiller observes that pendulums, dowsing rods and radionics devices all serve to reduce the signal/noise ratio. They help the average individual who is not blessed with the gifts of concentration that are apparently inherent in gifted healers […]

Translations

Translations

• Hungarian: radionika f
• Spanish: radiónica f

Etymology 2

From radio- (“pertaining to radio waves”) +‎ (electr)onics.

Noun

radionics (uncountable)

1. (US, rare, now historical) electronics, especially in radio technology. [from 20th c.]
   • 1973 August 2, New Scientist, volume 59, number 857, page 273:

     But it's also because the Cambridge is British made by Sinclair Radionics Ltd, Europe's largest calculator manufacturer, with all the cost advantages of scale that this entails.