| 单词 | galvanic |
| 释义 | galvanic (once / 2455 pages) adj You can use the adjective galvanic to describe electricity that's formed from a chemical reaction. A galvanic current, or one that develops from two or more substances reacting chemically to each other, is often considered to be harmful, causing corrosion of metal in some cases. A deliberate galvanic reaction happens in a battery, however, as its electricity is produced from a chemical reaction. The word galvanic comes from the name of the Italian scientist who first identified this kind of electricity, Luigi Galvani. WORD FAMILYgalvanic: galvanically, galvanise, galvanism, galvanize+/galvanise: galvanisation, galvanised, galvaniser, galvanises, galvanising/galvaniser: galvanisers/galvanism: galvanisms/galvanize: galvanization, galvanized, galvanizer, galvanizes, galvanizing/galvanizer: galvanizers USAGE EXAMPLESNot only for its galvanic properties, but because pieces of sky-iron like this often had rare metals mingled with the iron. Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind(2007) The Sex Pistols and the Clash unleashed their galvanic LP debuts, while the Buzzcocks offered a brace of punk singles to match them. Washington Post(Jun 08, 2016) The noodles gave it a little bounce but didn’t get in the way of the deep, galvanic taste of iron. New York Times(Mar 15, 2016) 1adj pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action a galvanic cell a voltaic (or galvanic) couple Syn voltaic 2adj affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale Syn electric, galvanising, galvanizing exciting creating or arousing excitement |
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