单词 | magnetoscope |
释义 | † magnetoscopen. Obsolete. 1. An instrument used by mesmerists for detecting the ‘animal magnetism’ of the human body. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > mesmerism > instrument used in magnetoscope1851 1851 J. O. N. Rutter (title) Magnetoid currents, their forces and directions; with a description of the magnetoscope. 1852 Ld. Carlisle Let. 19 May in T. B. Macaulay Life & Lett. (1878) II. 309 We talked a good deal about the magnetoscope. 2. A clairvoyant, or a magnetic device supposed to aid clairvoyance. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > clairvoyance second sight1616 second-sightedness1708 deuteroscopy1822 clairvoyance1847 clairvoyancy1877 magnetoscope1890 telegnomy1905 telegnosis1911 sight1924 1890 Cent. Dict. Magnetoscope, a person supposed to see, or a thing supposed to aid in seeing, by means of magnetism; a clairvoyant, or a clairvoyant's device. 3. A device for detecting the presence of a magnetic field. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Magnetoscope, a contrivance for indicating the presence of magnetic force, but without measuring its intensity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1851 |
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