3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Galvanism \Gal"va*nism\, n. [From Galvani: cf. F. galvanisme. See {Galvanic}.] (Physics) (a) Electricity excited by the mutual action of certain liquids and metals; dynamical electricity. (b) The branch of physical science which treats of dynamical elecricity, or the properties and effects of electrical currents. [1913 Webster] Note: The words galvanism and galvanic, formerly in very general use, are now rarely employed. For the latter, voltaic, from the name of Volta, is commonly used. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Voltaism \Vol"ta*ism\, n. [Cf. F. volta["i]sme.] (Physics) That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical action between metals and different liquids; voltaic electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of electricity; -- called also {galvanism}, from Galvani, on account of his experiments showing the remarkable influence of this agent on animals. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: galvanism n 1: electricity produced by chemical action 2: the therapeutic application of electricity to the body [syn: {electric healing}, {electrical healing}]
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