Kirlian

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Kirlian

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From the inventor's surname.

adjective

  1. not comparable 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."

proper noun

  1. A surname from Russian.

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

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"Kirlian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kirlian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Kirlian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kirlian

Chicago

"Kirlian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kirlian.

BibTeX
@misc{kirlian_2026,
  title = {Kirlian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kirlian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}