radiestheticadj.

Brit.

/ˌreɪdɪᵻsˈθɛtɪk/, U.S.

/ˌreɪdiəsˈθɛdɪk/

Forms: 1900s– radiaesthetic, 1900s– radiesthetic.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: radio- comb. form², aesthetic adj.

Etymology: < radio- comb. form² + aesthetic adj., after French radiesthésique (see radiesthesic adj. at radiesthesia n. Derivatives). Compare slightly later radiesthesia n.

Of or relating to radiesthesia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > radiesthesia

radiesthetic1934

radiesthesic1959

1934 Jrnl. Brit. Soc. Dowsers 1 142 Study of radiesthetic fields, by Maurice Alby, describes in rather complicated detail the nature and position of fields surrounding underground water.

1959 M. Clement tr. A. Mermet Princ. & Pract. Radiesthesia iii. 36 No insulating substance is known which can affect radiesthetic radiations.

1962 M. Ash Health, Radiation & Healing iv. 88 He showed me how he took a radiesthetic reading by allowing a pendulum held in his hand to swing radially away from a patient's body and moving the pendulum gradually outwards until it began to swing in a different direction.

1997 B. Rowlands Which? Guide Complementary Med. 211 One of its members, a surgeon called George Laurence, postulated a link between radiesthetic diagnoses and homeopathic remedies.

Derivatives

radiesˈthetically adv. by means of radiesthesia.

ΚΠ

1939 J. C. Maby & T. B. Franklin Physics of Divining Rod 436 Many investigators have thought that dowsers work radiesthetically.

1977 D. V. Tansley Dimensions of Radionics p. xvii Out of the investigation we made, there developed in due course his remarkable discovery that it was possible, radiesthetically, to find the archetypal pattern of any substance.

2005 I. Bellamy & D. MacLean Radiant Healing 542 Radiesthetically I picked up lead, cadmium and mercury poisoning which were the cause of much kidney trouble.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	radiesthetic
释义	radiestheticadj. Brit. /ˌreɪdɪᵻsˈθɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˌreɪdiəsˈθɛdɪk/ Forms: 1900s– radiaesthetic, 1900s– radiesthetic. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: radio- comb. form², aesthetic adj. Etymology: < radio- comb. form² + aesthetic adj., after French radiesthésique (see radiesthesic adj. at radiesthesia n. Derivatives). Compare slightly later radiesthesia n. Of or relating to radiesthesia. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > radiesthesia radiesthetic1934 radiesthesic1959 1934 Jrnl. Brit. Soc. Dowsers 1 142 Study of radiesthetic fields, by Maurice Alby, describes in rather complicated detail the nature and position of fields surrounding underground water. 1959 M. Clement tr. A. Mermet Princ. & Pract. Radiesthesia iii. 36 No insulating substance is known which can affect radiesthetic radiations. 1962 M. Ash Health, Radiation & Healing iv. 88 He showed me how he took a radiesthetic reading by allowing a pendulum held in his hand to swing radially away from a patient's body and moving the pendulum gradually outwards until it began to swing in a different direction. 1997 B. Rowlands Which? Guide Complementary Med. 211 One of its members, a surgeon called George Laurence, postulated a link between radiesthetic diagnoses and homeopathic remedies. Derivatives radiesˈthetically adv. by means of radiesthesia. ΚΠ 1939 J. C. Maby & T. B. Franklin Physics of Divining Rod 436 Many investigators have thought that dowsers work radiesthetically. 1977 D. V. Tansley Dimensions of Radionics p. xvii Out of the investigation we made, there developed in due course his remarkable discovery that it was possible, radiesthetically, to find the archetypal pattern of any substance. 2005 I. Bellamy & D. MacLean Radiant Healing 542 Radiesthetically I picked up lead, cadmium and mercury poisoning which were the cause of much kidney trouble. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1934
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