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faradism

far·a·dize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [far-uh-dahyz]
    • /ˈfær əˌdaɪz/
    • /fˈareɪdˌɪzəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [far-uh-dahyz]
    • /ˈfær əˌdaɪz/

Definitions of faradism word

  • verb with object faradism to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize). 1
  • noun faradism the therapeutic use of faradic currents 0
  • noun faradism (medicine, dated) Treatment with faradic electricity; faradization. 0

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Origin of faradism

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
From the French word faradiser, dating back to 1860-65. See farad, -ize

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Parts of speech for Faradism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

faradism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

faradism usage trend in Literature

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