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nounKirlian photography (uncountable)
- uncountableartsA technique for recording photographic images of corona discharges and hence, supposedly, the auras of living creatures.
Synonyms: Kirlianography
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nounA technique for recording photographic images of corona discharges and hence, supposedly, the auras of living creatures.
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Named after Semyon Kirlian in 1939.
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Kirlian photography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirlian%20photography
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“Kirlian photography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirlian%20photography. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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