adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to galvanism; electric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
galvanic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɡælˈvænɪk/
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adj
Meaning 2
Energetic; vigorous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Of a current that is not alternating, as opposed to faradic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a galvanic cell
- a voltaic (or galvanic) couple
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: voltaic
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- gave an electric reading of the play
- the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: electric, galvanizing, galvanising
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From French galvanique, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798) + -ique.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: galvanies — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Armenian: գալվանական (galvanakan) — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Bulgarian: галваничен (galvaničen) — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Catalan: galvànic — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Czech: galvanický — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Dutch: galvanisch — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Estonian: galvaaniline — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Finnish: galvaaninen — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- French: galvanique — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Georgian: გალვანური (galvanuri) — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- German: galvanisch — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Greek: γαλβανικός (galvanikós) — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Ido: galvanala — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Irish: galbhánach — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Italian: galvanico — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Kazakh: гальваникалық (galvanikalyq) — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Northern Kurdish: gal vanî — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Latin: galvanicus — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Lithuanian: galvaninis — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Norwegian Bokmål: galvanisk — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Norwegian Nynorsk: galvanisk — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Polish: galwaniczny — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Portuguese: galvânico — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Romanian: galvanic — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Russian: гальвани́ческий (galʹvaníčeskij) — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Spanish: galvánico — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Swedish: galvanisk — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric
- Welsh: galfanig — of or pertaining to galvanism; electric