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galvanism

galvanism

1 9.4
Electricity made by chemical reactions in a battery
  • noun
  • /ˈɡælvəˌnɪzəm/
  • Archaic
translation icon : galvanismo
  • The researcher explained how galvanism provides power to electrochemical cells.

Examples

  • He could dream of raising the dead, even his dead, with Galvanism.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Well, you know, his researches in the field of chemical galvanism and electro-biology were far in advance of our theories here at the university.

    Frankenstein (1931)

  • Galvanism is the process by which a chemical reaction generates electricity in galvanism batteries.

  • In their experiments, they studied the effects of galvanism on various metal reactions.

Synonyms

voltaic energy
vsgalvanism
  • Specialized
7.0

Electricity that chemicals make in a cell or battery

is about electricity that is observed from chemical reactions in cells or batteries

Surface Forms

galvanism singular
galvanisms plural

Morphology

galvanism = Galvani (opaque) = galvan + ism

Formed from the eponym 'Galvani' plus '-ism'; the technical meaning (a specific type of electricity or therapeutic application) is not predictable from common English morphemes.

Etymology

Galvanism comes from the Italian scientist Galvani, whose famous frog-leg experiments showed electricity could make muscles move, and it shares the same root as galvanize. So galvanism means electricity produced by chemical reactions, especially the kind that can 'make muscles move'.