Kirlian photography


Kir·li·an photography

noun \ˈkir-lē-ən-\

Definition of KIRLIAN PHOTOGRAPHY

: a process in which an image is obtained by application of a high-frequency electric field to an object so that it radiates a characteristic pattern of luminescence that is recorded on photographic film
Kirlian photograph noun

Origin of KIRLIAN PHOTOGRAPHY

Semën D. Kirlian †1978 and Valentina Kh. Kirlian †1971 Soviet inventors
First Known Use: 1972

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