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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
galvanic \galvan"ic\, a. from galvani, a professor of
physiology at bologna, on account of his connection about
1780 with the discovery of dynamical or current electricity:
cf. f. galvanique.
of or pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of,
galvanism; employing or producing electrical currents.
1913 webster
galvanic battery elec., an apparatus for generating
electrical currents by the mutual action of certain
liquids and metals; -- now usually called voltaic
battery. see battery.
galvanic circuit or galvanic circle. elec. see under
circuit.
galvanic pile elec., the voltaic pile. see under
voltaic.
1913 webster
see also:
galvanic battery voltaic battery battery galvanic circuit galvanic circle circuit
galvanic pile voltaic
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
galvanic
adj 1: pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical
action; "a galvanic cell"; "a voltaic or galvanic
couple" syn: voltaic
2: affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave
an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a
galvanic effect on morale" syn: electric, galvanizing,
galvanising
see also:
voltaic electric galvanizing galvanising
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
76 moby thesaurus words for "galvanic":
agitating, alluring, battery-powered, breathtaking, challenging,
charged, cliff-hanging, disquieting, distracting, disturbing,
dynamoelectric, electric, electric-powered, electrified,
electrifying, electrochemical, electrodynamic, electrokinetic,
electromechanical, electrometric, electromotive, electropneumatic,
electrostatic, electrothermal, encouraging, energizing, exciting,
exhilarating, galvanizing, galvanometric, heady, heart-expanding,
heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, hydroelectric,
impressive, inflammatory, intoxicating, inviting, jarring, jolting,
maddening, mind-blowing, moving, overcoming, overmastering,
overpowering, overwhelming, perturbing, photoelectric,
piezoelectric, piquant, prompting, provocative, provoking,
ravishing, rousing, soul-stirring, spirit-stirring, static,
stimulant, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, striking,
suspenseful, suspensive, tantalizing, telling, thrilling, thrilly,
troubling, unsettling, upsetting, voltaic
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