of, producing, or concerned with an electric current, esp a direct current produced chemically
a galvanic cell
2. informal
resembling the effect of an electric shock; convulsive, startling, or energetic
galvanic reflexes
Derived forms
galvanically (galˈvanically)
adverb
galvanic in American English
(gælˈvænɪk)
adjective
1.
of or having to do with direct current that is produced by a chemical reaction, as in a storage battery or dry cell
2.
stimulating or stimulated as if by electric shock; startling or convulsive
Also galˈvanical
Derived forms
galvanically (galˈvanically)
adverb
Word origin
galvanism + -ic
Examples of 'galvanic' in a sentence
galvanic
This galvanic work inspires diverse reactions in different places.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The serum is designed to be incorporated into a galvanic facial treatment.
Sedgbeer, Sandra The A-Z of Beauty Treatment (1994)
All related terms of 'galvanic'
galvanic pile
an early form of battery consisting of a pile of paired plates of dissimilar metals, such as zinc and copper, each pair being separated from the next by a pad moistened with an electrolyte
galvanic couple
two people who regularly associate with each other or live together
galvanic corrosion
Galvanic corrosion is a type of corrosion caused by bringing together two different metals, one of which corrodes more rapidly than it would alone while the other corrodes less rapidly.
galvanic skin response
a change in the electrical resistance of the skin occurring in moments of strong emotion ; measurements of this change are used in lie detector tests
GSR
galvanic skin response
PGR
psychogalvanic response
psychogalvanic response
a change in the electrical resistance of the skin occurring in moments of strong emotion ; measurements of this change are used in lie detector tests
voltaic pile
an early form of battery consisting of a pile of paired plates of dissimilar metals, such as zinc and copper , each pair being separated from the next by a pad moistened with an electrolyte
Volta's pile
an early form of battery consisting of a pile of paired plates of dissimilar metals, such as zinc and copper, each pair being separated from the next by a pad moistened with an electrolyte
couple
If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.
voltaic couple
a pair of dissimilar metals in an electrolyte with a potential difference between the metals resulting from chemical action