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Kirlian photography

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A technique for recording photographic images of corona discharges and hence, supposedly, the auras of living creatures.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, parapsychology, photography, pseudoscience

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Synonyms: Kirlianography

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Named after Semyon Kirlian in 1939.