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Kir·li·an photography | \ ˈkir-lē-ən- 
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\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
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The first known use of Kirlian photography was in 1972
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