About The Word Galvanic
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Galvanic
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What's The Definition Of Galvanic?
[adj] affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale"
[adj] (electricity) pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action; "a galvanic cell"; "a voltaic (or galvanic) couple" Synonyms | Synonyms for Galvanic: electric | exciting | galvanising | galvanizing | voltaic Related Terms | Find terms related to 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 See Also | Galvanic In Webster's Dictionary \Gal*van"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.
{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 circle}. (Elec.) See under {Circuit}.
{Galvanic pile} (Elec.), the voltaic pile. See under
{Voltaic}.
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