English Explanatory Dictionary

galvanise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Alternative spelling of galvanize.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-galvanise.wav

Word forms

galvanise galvanises galvanising galvanised

Etymology

From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798). By surface analysis, galvano- + -ise.

Derived words

galvanisation
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