Pronunciation: ' kir-l ē - ə n-
Function: noun
Etymology: Semën D. Kirlian † 1978 and Valentina Kh. Kirlian † 1971 Soviet inventors
Date: 1972
: 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