"radionics" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From radio- (“pertaining to rays or radiation”) + (electr)onics. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|radio|electronics|alt2=(electr)onics|gloss1=pertaining to rays or radiation}} radio- (“pertaining to rays or radiation”) + (electr)onics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} radionics (uncountable)
  1. Any of several techniques supposed to detect and modulate "life forces" and to provide healing using various electric black boxes. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Alternative medicine, Pseudoscience Translations (Translations): radionika [feminine] (Hungarian), radiónica [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-radionics-en-noun-YwxGvJN4 Disambiguation of Alternative medicine: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From radio- (“pertaining to radio waves”) + (electr)onics. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|radio|electronics|alt2=(electr)onics|gloss1=pertaining to radio waves}} radio- (“pertaining to radio waves”) + (electr)onics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} radionics (uncountable)
  1. (US, rare, now historical) electronics, especially in radio technology. Tags: US, historical, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Electronics, Pseudoscience, Radio
    Sense id: en-radionics-en-noun-jdh214jo Disambiguation of Electronics: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 48 52 Disambiguation of Radio: 7 93 Categories (other): American English, English terms prefixed with radio- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with radio-: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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