单词 | isolation tank |
释义 | > as lemmasisolation tank isolation tank n. a tank (also a prison cell: cf. tank n.1 4) in which an individual is isolated from others; (in later use) spec. a special light-proof, sound-proof tank in which a person may float in a buoyant salt solution heated to body temperature, in order to achieve sensory deprivation and hence relaxation (cf. flotation n.); also figurative. ΚΠ 1920 N.Y. Times Mag. 5 Jan. 10/3 When fish get sick,..isolation tanks are available. 1952 Redlands (Calif.) Daily Facts 1 Oct. 4/4 You were guilty of contributory negligence in not making secure the inner cell doors of the isolation tank. 1977 Booklist 15 May 1382/3 Lilly here promotes the isolation tank,..which eliminates most outward stimuli and promotes undisturbed and enlarged self-awareness. 1983 People (Nexis) 1 Aug. 50 Stars who find life at the beach too exciting take refuge in the Santa Monica Mountains, the ultimate isolation tank of celebrity. 2003 Observer 9 Nov. (Mag.) 21/3 He also practises yoga and wing chun [and] floats in an isolation tank. < as lemmas |
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