Definitions for dowsing
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancynoun

   searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod

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1. dowsingnoun

   The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.

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1. Dowsing

   Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, claimed radiations (radiesthesia), gravesites, malign "earth vibrations" and many other objects and materials without the use of a scientific apparatus. It is also known as divining (especially in water divining), doodlebugging (particularly in the United States, in searching for petroleum or treasure) or (when searching for water) water finding, or water witching (in the United States). A Y-shaped twig or rod, or two L-shaped ones—individually called a dowsing rod, divining rod (Latin: virgula divina or baculus divinatorius), vining rod, or witching rod—are sometimes used during dowsing, although some dowsers use other equipment or no equipment at all. The motion of such dowsing devices is generally attributed to the ideomotor phenomenon, a psychological response where a subject makes motions unconsciously. Put simply, dowsing rods respond to the user's accidental or involuntary movements. The scientific evidence is that dowsing is no more effective than random chance. It is therefore regarded as a pseudoscience.

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1. dowsing

   Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals, gemstones, oil, gravesites, and other objects and materials without the use of scientific technology or apparatus. It often involves the use of a dowsing rod, pendulum, or similar instrument. The person performing the dowsing uses perceived energy, intuition, or spiritual guidance to find whatever they are searching for.

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1. Dowsing

   Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, gravesites, and many other objects and materials, as well as so-called currents of earth radiation, without the use of scientific apparatus. Dowsing is also known as divining, doodlebugging or water finding, water witching or water dowsing. There is no accepted scientific rationale behind dowsing, and there is no scientific evidence that it is effective. A Y- or L-shaped twig or rod, called a dowsing rod, divining rod, a "vining rod" or witching rod is sometimes used during dowsing, although some dowsers use other equipment or no equipment at all. Dowsing appears to have arisen in the context of Renaissance magic in Germany, and it remains popular among believers in Forteana or radiesthesia.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dowsing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dowsing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dowsing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dowsing
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowsing
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dowsing