galvanization (Amer.)
n.
coating of metal with a thin layer of zinc; application of an electric current (to a nerve, person, etc.); stimulation (also galvanisation)
Galvanization
Galvanization
(n.)
The act of process of galvanizing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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galvanization
Noun
1. stimulation with a galvanic current
(synonym) galvanisation
(hypernym) stimulation
(derivation) galvanize, galvanise
2. stimulation that arouses a person to lively action; "the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team"
(synonym) galvanisation
(hypernym) stimulation
(derivation) startle, galvanize, galvanise
3. either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting
(synonym) galvanisation
(hypernym) application, coating, covering
(derivation) galvanize, galvanise