Meanings
- not comparableOf 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.
"The roots of Kirlian photography are in observations of patterns produced in resin dust by high-voltage discharges."
2000, Newton C. Braga, Electronic Projects from the Next Dimension: Paranormal Experiments for Hobbyists, →ISBN, page 1282 more examples
"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."
1990, Gordon McComb, Gordon McComb's Gadgeteers Goldmine: 55 Space-age Projects, →ISBN, page 77"Kirlian photography is a technique that allows the etheric energy patterns around living things to be photographed."
2002, William Lee Rand, Reiki, the Healing Touch, →ISBN, page 28
- A surname from Russian.
Origin
From the inventor's surname.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese kirliano
- kirlianopertaining to Semyon Davidovich Kirlian’s process of recording corona discharges
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Kirlian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirlian
“Kirlian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirlian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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