Definitions for galvanismˈgæl vəˌnɪz əm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gal•va•nismˈgæl vəˌnɪz əm(n.)
electricity, esp. as produced by chemical action.
Category: Electricity and Magnetism
the therapeutic application of electricity to the body.
Category: Medicine
Origin of galvanism:
1790–1800; < F galvanisme
Princeton's WordNet
galvanism(noun)
electricity produced by chemical action
electrotherapy, galvanism, electric healing, electrical healing(noun)
the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)
Wiktionary
galvanism(Noun)
The chemical generation of electricity.
galvanism(Noun)
The therapeutic use of electricity.
Webster Dictionary
Galvanism(noun)
electricity excited by the mutual action of certain liquids and metals; dynamical electricity
Galvanism(noun)
the branch of physical science which treats of dynamical elecricity, or the properties and effects of electrical currents
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Galvanism
the mere contact with two dissimilar metals, the science of what is now called Voltaic or current electricity, produced, as in the above instance, from the contact of dissimilar metals, especially that of acids on metals.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Galvanism
The science of voltaic or current electricity.
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