[ 'kə:lɪən ]
■ noun a technique for recording images of corona discharges and hence, supposedly, the auras of living creatures.
Origin
1970s: from the name of the Russian electricians Semyon D. and Valentina K. Kirlian .
KIRLIAN PHOTOGRAPHY
Meaning of KIRLIAN PHOTOGRAPHY in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004