gal|van|ic

gal|van|ic
gal|van|ic «gal VAN ihk», adjective.
1. producing an electric current by chemical action; voltaic.
2. of or caused by an electric current.
3. Figurative. affecting or affected as if by galvanism; startling; galvanizing: »

galvanic activity. ... a sort of galvanic grin (Hawthorne).

[< galvan(ism) + -ic]
gal|van´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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  • gal|va|no|met|ri|cal — «GAL vuh nuh MEHT ruh kuhl, GAL|VAN uh », adjective. = galvanometric. (Cf. ↑galvanometric) …   Useful english dictionary

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