单词 | actinobolism |
释义 | † actinobolismn. Obsolete. The projection or emission of rays (as of light, heat, etc.); radiation.It was formerly supposed that such a process might account for the transmission of mental ideas, intentions, or images; hence the association with hypnotism in quot. 1860. Cf. diradiation n. 1, 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > [noun] > ray or beam > emission of beaming1398 radiationa1500 radiancea1593 radiancy1595 irradiation1599 eradiation1633 irradiancy1646 actinobolism1654 radiature1663 effulgence1667 irradiance1667 circumradiancy1673 diradiation1706 beaminess1741 raying1787 rayonnance1848 radiate1889 1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana iii. vi. 210 Here is the only difference betwixt the Actinobolism of Light and Sounds; that the one is performed in time imperceptible, though not instantaneous: the other in moments distinguishable. 1681 Table of Hard Words in S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Remaining Med. Wks. Actinobolism, an irradiation of beams, or shooting forth of the spirits like beams of the sun. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Actinobolism, the Diffusion or Deradiation of Light or Sound. 1860 Med. Times & Gaz. 18 Feb. 182/1 The stir about Hypnotism in Paris has induced book-worms to look up old musty records, and they find that the thing was known to Father Kircher and others two centuries ago. He terms the phenomena actinobolism, or irradiation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1654 |
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