单词 | electrization |
释义 | electrizationn. 1. a. The action or process of electrifying something, electrification; spec. the application of electricity to the body for therapeutic purposes (now chiefly historical). Also: the state or condition of being electrified. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electric charge, electricity > [noun] > process of charging excitation1656 electrifying1745 electrization1745 electrification1746 charging1749 electrizing1764 1745 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 193/2 Almost all bodies were susceptible of electricity,..but that of a wax-candle was incapable of electrisation. 1752 Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 350 By continuing the Electrisation the man's Head is surrounded by a Glory. 1800 M. Lewis Pract. Physician xiv. 500 A remarkable disease of the eye was some time ago perfectly cured by electrization. 1812 H. Davy Chem. Philos. I. 355 Alumina cannot be decomposed by the electrization of mercury. 1880 W. D. Howells Undiscovered Country iii. 49 Electrization of persons in the vicinity of a point struck by lightning. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 7 Apr. 8/2 The celebrated neuropathist..ordered it to be treated with systematic electrisation. 1930 A. Blackwood Shocks (1935) 172 He felt nothing more than an intense excitement, which he describes as a kind of electrisation of the body that was almost pleasurable. 1996 M. Demitrack in M. Demitrack & S. E. Abbey Chronic Fatigue Syndrome xi. 263 General electrization, principally applied to the spinal cord and brain, was proposed as a specific therapy [for neurasthenia]. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > chemical reactions or processes (named) > decomposition > by electro-chemical action electrization1797 electrolysation1834 electrolysis1834 1797 W. Henry in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 87 403 A certain volume of the carbonated hydrogenous gas must yield, after electrization, on combustion with oxygen, less carbonic acid than an equal volume of non-electrified gas. 1808 H. Davy in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 98 38 The process of the electrization of ammonia. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > [noun] excitation1393 motiona1398 concitation1534 erectiona1586 fermentationc1660 effervescence1744 effervescency1767 intumescence1775 electricity1796 electrization1798 sensation1807 electrification1835 bubblement1842 excitement1846 suscitation1870 exuberation1889 splash1899 rousedness1915 adrenaline1928 drama1930 1798 W. Belcher Intellect. Electr. 7 That constant sort of state of electrization in which I am myself since my discovery. 1870 Echo 9 Nov. The levée en masse, that electrisation of all souls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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