mind-machinen.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪn(d)məˌʃiːn/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪn(d)məˌʃin/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mind n.¹, machine n.

Etymology: < mind n.¹ + machine n.

1. The human brain or human person regarded as a rational machine.

ΚΠ

1903 Contemp. Rev. Sept. 389 When the child plays it is literally organising its brain, myelinising its mind-machine.

1972 H. A. Williams True Resurrection iii. 70 Man is a rational being—i.e. he is a mind-machine, and therefore it is to his interest to be treated as a mind-machine.

2. An electronic device equipped with earphones and flashing lights which is worn over the head for sensory stimulation and relaxation.

ΚΠ

1986 Daily Tel. 9 Oct. 28 The plain truth is that a secondary school child would be very lucky to get 10 minutes on a computer a week... It is little more than conjuring, a fashionable sleight of hand to dazzle us with the mystery of these magic new mind machines.

1991 Futurist May 58/2 (advt.) Innerquest Mind Machines, Acoustic Brain Research, Hemi-Sync and Super-Learning Tapes,..Earth Pulse Generators & more.

1993 R. Rucker et al. Mondo 2000 (U.K. ed.) 10/2 Someone had a mind machine with earphones playing pulsed sound to match the flickering rhythms in two rings of tiny red light bulbs mounted in goggles that went over your eyes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mind-machine
释义	mind-machinen. Brit. /ˈmʌɪn(d)məˌʃiːn/, U.S. /ˈmaɪn(d)məˌʃin/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mind n.¹, machine n. Etymology: < mind n.¹ + machine n. 1. The human brain or human person regarded as a rational machine. ΚΠ 1903 Contemp. Rev. Sept. 389 When the child plays it is literally organising its brain, myelinising its mind-machine. 1972 H. A. Williams True Resurrection iii. 70 Man is a rational being—i.e. he is a mind-machine, and therefore it is to his interest to be treated as a mind-machine. 2. An electronic device equipped with earphones and flashing lights which is worn over the head for sensory stimulation and relaxation. ΚΠ 1986 Daily Tel. 9 Oct. 28 The plain truth is that a secondary school child would be very lucky to get 10 minutes on a computer a week... It is little more than conjuring, a fashionable sleight of hand to dazzle us with the mystery of these magic new mind machines. 1991 Futurist May 58/2 (advt.) Innerquest Mind Machines, Acoustic Brain Research, Hemi-Sync and Super-Learning Tapes,..Earth Pulse Generators & more. 1993 R. Rucker et al. Mondo 2000 (U.K. ed.) 10/2 Someone had a mind machine with earphones playing pulsed sound to match the flickering rhythms in two rings of tiny red light bulbs mounted in goggles that went over your eyes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1903
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