Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faradism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: far-adism
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Treatment with faradic electricity; faradization.

Example Sentences

"Erb and Remak in Germany, Beard and Rockwell and Althans in America, have used it with advantage, in the forms of galvanisms and faradisms, in the treatment of joint troubles."
"The electrical reactions now show a distinct myasthenic reaction, the orbicularis and frontal exhausting on the application of from 16 to 25 faradisms."
"Lewis Yealland, the junior doctor in charge, used faradism and suggestion to restore motor function in Patrick's arm […]."

Etymology

From French faradisme, from Farad(ay) + -ism.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: faradisme
Suffix: Faraday

Inflected Forms

faradisms (plural)

Questions

What does faradism mean?: Treatment with faradic electricity; faradization.
Where does faradism come from?: It is traced to French.

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