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Tellurism — Tel lu*rism, n. An hypothesis of animal magnetism propounded by Dr. Keiser, in Germany, in which the phenomena are ascribed to the agency of a telluric spirit or influence. [R.] S. Thompson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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tellurium — noun a) The chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te. b) A variant spelling of tellurion. Syn: sylvanium See Also: tellane, tellural, tellurian, telluric … Wiktionary
tellurisme — [ telyrism ] n. m. • 1846; de tellurique ♦ Didact. Influence de la Terre, du sol sur les êtres qui y vivent, et spécialt sur les mœurs de l homme en société. ⇒TELLURISME, subst. masc. Influence de la terre, du sol, des phénomènes naturels sur les … Encyclopédie Universelle
tellurian — a. pertaining to the earth; n. dweller on the earth. ♦ telluric, a. ♦ tellurion, n. instrument showing how night and day alternate and the seasons change owing to the obliquity of Earth s axis. ♦ tellurism, n. disease production by the … Dictionary of difficult words
