Terms and Glossary for Paranormal Investigation Equipment

Aperture – the opening in a camera lens that allows light to pass.
EM – Electromagnetic
EMF – Electromagnetic Fields.
EVP – Electronic Voice Phenomenon.
Hertz – Also know as cycles per second is a unit of measure for wave forms IE: Cycles / 1 second = Hertz or Hz
Infrasound – Sound below the level of human hearing typically below 20 Hz.
IR – Infrared, Typically light in the wave length range of 750 nm to 2000 nm.
ITC “Instrumental Trans communication” Thought as the use of devices to effect spirit communication.
Nano Meter – Abbreviated nm the Nano meter can be used to describe the length of a light wave.
Phonetic – the basic sound pieces that make up speech used by some devices to create speech.
Psychomanteum– A practice of mirror gazing in a dark room aimed to facilitate ESP / premonitions.
Static electricity – is an abundance of electric charge within or on the surface of a material.
Radio Sweep – In the Paranormal field this term is taken to mean the automated changing of stations
Radionics – The practice and use of devices to focus and amplify the thoughts and desires of the user.
Scrying – a method of meditation or trance using a reflective surface.
Tagging – The practice of saying out loud that a sound or noise was caused by a natural event during an EVP session.
Trigger Device -A unit intended to work as a siren which may draw paranormal activity towards it.
Trigger Object – An object used to elicit a response from a “Spirit” IE: Dolls, children’s toys, Period clothing etc.
Ultrasonic – Sound that is above the normal human hearing range typically 20 kHz to as high as 200 kHz
UV – Ultraviolet, Typically light in the wave length range of 200 nm to 400 nm
Visible spectrum – the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible bye the human eye, approximately 400-700 nm.