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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Galvanism \Gal"va*nism\, n. [From Galvani: cf. F. galvanisme.
See Galvanic.] (Physics)
(a) Electricity excited by the mutual action of certain
liquids and metals; dynamical electricity.
(b) The branch of physical science which treats of dynamical
elecricity, or the properties and effects of electrical
currents.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The words galvanism and galvanic, formerly in very
general use, are now rarely employed. For the latter,
voltaic, from the name of Volta, is commonly used.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Voltaism \Vol"ta*ism\, n. [Cf. F. volta["i]sme.] (Physics)
That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical
action between metals and different liquids; voltaic
electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of
electricity; -- called also galvanism, from Galvani, on
account of his experiments showing the remarkable influence
of this agent on animals.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Voltaism \Vol"ta*ism\, n. [Cf. F. volta["i]sme.] (Physics)
That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical
action between metals and different liquids; voltaic
electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of
electricity; -- called also galvanism, from Galvani, on
account of his experiments showing the remarkable influence
of this agent on animals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Galvanism \Gal"va*nism\, n. [From Galvani: cf. F. galvanisme.
See Galvanic.] (Physics)
(a) Electricity excited by the mutual action of certain
liquids and metals; dynamical electricity.
(b) The branch of physical science which treats of dynamical
elecricity, or the properties and effects of electrical
currents.
Note: The words galvanism and galvanic, formerly in very
general use, are now rarely employed. For the latter,
voltaic, from the name of Volta, is commonly used.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
galvanism
n 1: electricity produced by chemical action
2: the therapeutic application of electricity to the body [syn:
electric healing, electrical healing]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
galvanism
Romanian n.
(l en galvanism)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
galvanism
n.
1 The chemical generation of electricity.
2 The (therapeutic) use of electricity directly applied to the body.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
galvanism
Romanian n.
(l en galvanism)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
galvanism
n.
1 The chemical generation of electricity.
2 The (therapeutic) use of electricity directly applied to the body.
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
galvanism
n.
(tagg: ålderdomligt) fenomen där muskelsammandragningar orsakas av en
elektrisk ström
From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]
galvanism
n.
(tagg: ålderdomligt) fenomen där muskelsammandragningar orsakas av en
elektrisk ström
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Galvanism /ɡˈalvənˌɪzəm/
العلاج بالكهرباء
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
galvanism /ɡˈalvənˌɪzəm/
galvanismus
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
galvanism /ɡˈalvənˌɪzəm/
Galvanismus
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
galvanism //ˈɡælvəˌnɪzəm//
galvanismi 2.
chemical generation of electricity
3.
therapeutic use of electricity
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
galvanism /ɡˈalvənˌɪzəm/
galvánosság
From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
galvanism /ɡˈalvənˌɪzəm/
galvanismo
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
galvanism /ɡˈalvənˌɪzəm/
1. kimyasal kuvvetle husule gelen elektrik, galvanizm
2. t/b gal vanik elektrik cereyanı ile tedavi
From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-deu ]
galvanism /ɡˈalvanˌɪsm/
Galvanismus
fenomen där muskelsammandragningar orsakas av en elektrisk ström
From Svenska-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-spa ]
galvanism /ɡˈalvanˌɪsm/
galvanismo
fenomen där muskelsammandragningar orsakas av en elektrisk ström
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 流电,流电学,电疗法;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 流电,流电学,电疗法
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