galvanization

[gal-vuh-nahyz]

gal·va·nize

[gal-vuh-nahyz]
verb (used with object), gal·va·nized, gal·va·niz·ing.
1.
to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
2.
Medicine/Medical. to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced direct current (distinguished from faradize).
3.
to startle into sudden activity; stimulate.
4.
to coat (metal, especially iron or steel) with zinc.
Also, especially British, gal·va·nise.


Origin:
1795–1805; < French galvaniser, named after Luigi Galvani; see -ize

gal·va·ni·za·tion, noun
gal·va·niz·er, noun
non·gal·va·nized, adjective
pre·gal·va·nize, verb (used with object), pre·gal·va·nized, pre·gal·va·niz·ing.
re·gal·va·ni·za·tion, noun
EXPAND
re·gal·va·nize, verb (used with object), re·gal·va·nized, re·gal·va·niz·ing.
un·gal·va·nized, adjective
COLLAPSE


3. rouse, stir, electrify, fire, spur, animate.

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galvanize or galvanise (ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz)
 
vb
1.  to stimulate to action; excite; startle
2.  to cover (iron, steel, etc) with a protective zinc coating by dipping into molten zinc or by electrodeposition
3.  to stimulate by application of an electric current
 
n
4.  (Caribbean) galvanized iron, usually in the form of corrugated sheets as used in roofing
 
galvanise or galvanise
 
vb
 
n
 
galvani'zation or galvanise
 
n
 
galvani'sation or galvanise
 
n
 
'galvanizer or galvanise
 
n
 
'galvaniser or galvanise
 
n

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