olfactronicsn.
/ˌɒlfakˈtrɒnɪks/, U.S. /ˌɑlfækˈtrɑnɪks/, /ˌoʊlfækˈtrɑnɪks/ The detection, analysis, and measurement of vapours and smells by means of instruments.
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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [noun] > study or measurement of
osphresiology1842
osmology1857
odorimetry1898
olfactometry1898
vapography1898
osmics1922
olfactronics1964
1964 Aviation Week & Space Technol. 16 Nov. 46/1 ‘Olfactronics.’ Chicago—Combination of chemical analysis and electronic techniques appears to offer many interesting possibilities..beyond the detection of hidden explosives on aircraft, according to Dr. Andrew Dravnieks of the Illinois Institute of Technology.
1967 N.Y. Times 16 July iv. 8 Eventually olfactronics may be used to guard bank vaults against burglars.
1970 Jrnl. Reproductive Med. Apr. 69 (title) Changes in vaginal odors... A study in applied olfactronics.
1995 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 21 Apr. a23 Luciano Pavarotti..joins the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Cindy Crawford in the land of olfactronics. At London's Harrod's on Wednesday, he launched his own line of cologne for men.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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