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Galvanic — may refer to * Galvanization * Galvanic cell * Galvanic skin response * Galvanic corrosion * Galvanic series * Galvanic bath * Galvanic anode * Galvanic isolation * Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation * Galvanism … Wikipedia
galvanic — GALVÁNIC, Ă, galvanici, ce, adj. Care aparţine galvanismului, privitor la galvanism. ♢ Element galvanic = pilă electrochimică. – Din fr. galvanique. cf. it. g a l v a n i c o. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 galvánic adj. m., pl.… … Dicționar Român
Galvanic — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
galvanic — 1797; see GALVANISM (Cf. galvanism) + IC (Cf. ic) … Etymology dictionary
galvanic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or involving electric currents produced by chemical action. 2) sudden and dramatic. DERIVATIVES galvanically adverb. ORIGIN French galvanique, from the name of the Italian physiologist Luigi Galvani (1737 98), known for … English terms dictionary
galvanic — [gal van′ik] adj. [ GALVAN(ISM) + IC] 1. of or having to do with direct current that is produced by a chemical reaction, as in a storage battery or dry cell 2. stimulating or stimulated as if by electric shock; startling or convulsive: Also… … English World dictionary
galvanic — adjective Date: 1797 1. of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity < a galvanic cell > 2. a. having an electric effect ; intensely exciting < a galvanic performance > b. produced as if by an electric shock < had a galvanic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
galvanic — galvanically, adv. /gal van ik/, adj. 1. pertaining to or produced by galvanism; producing or caused by an electric current. 2. affecting or affected as if by galvanism; startling; shocking: the galvanic effect of his speech. 3. stimulating;… … Universalium
galvanic — Pertaining to galvanism. SYN: voltaic. * * * gal·van·ic gal van ik adj of, relating to, involving, or producing a direct current of electricity <galvanic stimulation of flaccid muscles> compare FARADIC gal·van·i·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv… … Medical dictionary
galvanic — adjective /ɡælˈvænɪk/ Of or pertaining to galvanism; electric The shocking news prompted a galvanic reaction Syn: galvanical … Wiktionary
