galvanism
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galvanism¹
- /ˈɡælvəˌnɪzəm/
Where it comes from
From French galvanisme, after physiologist Luigi Alyisio Galvani (1737–1798) + -isme. By surface analysis, galvano- + -ism.
noun galvanisms · Galvanism
- The chemical generation of electricity.
- The (therapeutic) use of electricity directly applied to the body. Perhaps a corpse would be re-animated; galvanism had given token of such things: perhaps the component parts of a creature might be manufactured, brought together, and endued with vital warmth.
Galvanism²
noun
- Rare form of galvanism I connected, by means of one chain of moisture, the heads of two or three calves, and observed that by this combination the force of the Galvanism was exerted with more energy: a frog, which was not affected by touching one head, experienced violent contractions when applied to a series of several h
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noun therapeutic use of electricity
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| Italiano | galvanismo |
noun chemical generation of electricity
| Français | galvanisme |
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| Italiano | galvanismo |
Talk about this word "galvanism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/galvanism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. galvanism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/galvanism "galvanism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/galvanism.Cite this
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