electrobiology en · NOUN
Etymology
From electro- + biology.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The study of the production and use of electricity by biological organisms.
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(obsolete, uncountable) A theory of animal magnetism according to which the actions, feelings, etc. of a person are controlled by the will of the operator.
This is one of the feats of Al-Simiyá = white magic; fascinating the eyes. In Europe it has lately taken the name of "Electro-biology".
1885, Richard F. Burton, chapter XXXI, in The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, volume I, The Burton Club, page 332 footnote:“To create life, to use science itself, chemical galvanism, electrobiology, etcetera, etcetera. To reanimate dead tissue, now, whomever unlocks that mystery, is not a man, but a god.” “Like Frankenstein.” “Who?” “Like Dr. Victor Frankenstein.” “Never heard of him.” “Right.”
2024 October 21, Paul Simms, “The Return of Jerry” (4:09 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 6, episode 1, spoken by Laszlo Cravensworth (Matt Berry):
Translations (8)
fi sähköbiologia (study of the production of electricity by organisms) · mk електробиоло́гија (study of the production of electricity by organisms) · pt eletrobiologia (study of the production of electricity by organisms) · it elettrobiologia (study of the production of electricity by organisms) · ro electrobiologie (study of the production of electricity by organisms) · cmn 电生物学 (study of the production of electricity by organisms) · fr électrobiologie (study of the production of electricity by organisms) · tl dagihaynayan (study of the production of electricity by organisms)