Part 4692

<hw>Gal*van"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>Galvani</ets>, a professor of physiology at Bologna, on account of his connection (about 1780) with the discovery of dynamical or current electricity: cf. F. <ets>galvanique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, galvanism; employing or producing electrical currents.</def>

<cs><col>Galvanic battery</col> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <cd>an apparatus for generating electrical currents by the mutual action of certain liquids and metals; -- now usually called <altname>voltaic battery</altname>. See <er>Battery</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Galvanic</col> <col>circuit &or; circle</col></mcol>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Circuit</er>.</cd> -- <col>Galvanic pile</col> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <cd>the voltaic pile. See under <er>Voltaic</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Galvanism</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Gal"va*nism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n</tt> <ety>[From <ets>Galvani</ets>: cf. F. <ets>galvanisme</ets>. See <er>Galvani</er>c.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Electricity excited by the mutual action of certain liquids and metals; dynamical electricity.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The branch of physical science which treats of dynamical elecricity, or the properties and effects of electrical currents.</def>

<note>&hand; The words <i>galvanism</i> and <i>galvanic</i>, formerly in very general use, are now rarely employed. For the latter, <i>voltaic</i>, from the name of <i>Volta</i>, is commonly used.</note>

<h1>Galvanist</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Gal"va*nist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One versed in galvanism.</def>

<h1>Galvanization</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Gal"va*niza`tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of process of galvanizing.</def>

<h1>Galvanize</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Gal"va*nize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Galvanized</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Galvanizing</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>galvaniser</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of electrical currents.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To plate, as with gold, silver, etc., by means of electricity.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as from a state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or excite to a factitious animation or activity.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To coat, as iron, with zinc. See <cref>Galvanized iron</cref>.</def>

<cs><col>Galvanized iron</col>, <cd>formerly, iron coated with zink by electrical deposition; now more commonly, iron coated with zink by plunging into a bath of melted zink, after its surface has been cleaned by friction with the aid of dilute acid.</cd></cs>

<h1>Galvanizer</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Gal"va*ni`zer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, galvanize.</def>

<h1>Galvanocaustic</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Gal*van`o*caus"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Galvanic</ets> + <ets>caustic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Relating to the use of galvanic heat as a caustic, especially in medicine.</def>

<h1>Galvanocautery</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Gal*van`o*cau"ter*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Cautery effected by a knife or needle heated by the passage of a galvanic current.</def>

<h1>Galvanoglyphy</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Gal`va*nog"ly*phy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Galvanic</ets> + Gr. <?/ to engrave.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Glyphography</er>.</def>

<h1>Galvanograph</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Gal*van"o*graph</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Galvanic</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Engraving)</fld> <def>A copperplate produced by the method of galvanography; also, a picture printed from such a plate.</def>

<h1>Galvanographic</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Gal*van`o*graph"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to galvanography.</def>

<h1>Galvanography</h1> <Xpage=610>