different between galvanic vs galvanize

English

Etymology

From French galvanique, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798) + -ique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æl?væn?k/

Adjective

galvanic (comparative more galvanic, superlative most galvanic)

1. Of or pertaining to galvanism; electric.
2. (by extension) Energetic; vigorous.
   • 2014 April 4, Zachary Woolfe, "Music: How the Centuries Will Play Out," New York Times (retrieved 12 May 2014):

     But the main event may well end up being the performance of Brahms’s galvanic Piano Concerto No. 1, with the exhilarating British pianist Paul Lewis.

3. Of a current that is not alternating, as opposed to faradic.

Synonyms

• galvanical

Derived terms

Related terms

• galvanize

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French galvanique.

Adjective

galvanic m or n (feminine singular galvanic?, masculine plural galvanici, feminine and neuter plural galvanice)

1. galvanic

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• galvanise (British)

Etymology

From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ælv?na??z/

Verb

galvanize (third-person singular simple present galvanizes, present participle galvanizing, simple past and past participle galvanized) (transitive)

1. (chemistry) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means.

   Synonyms: electroplate, (rare) zinc

2. To coat with rust-resistant zinc.

3. (figuratively) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.

   Synonyms: animate, startle, urge

4. (archaic) To electrify.
   • 1835, Thomas Babington Macaulay, History (essay in the Edinburgh Review)

     The agitations resembled the grinnings and writhings of a galvanized corpse, not the struggles of an athletic man.

5. (historical, US) To switch sides between Union and Confederate in the American Civil War.

Derived terms

• galvanization

Related terms

• galvanic

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

galvanize

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of galvanizar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of galvanizar
3. first-person singular imperative of galvanizar
4. third-person singular imperative of galvanizar