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GALVANIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
Example:
the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale
Synonyms:
electric; galvanic; galvanising; galvanizing
Classified under:
Similar:
exciting (creating or arousing excitement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action
Example:
a voltaic (or galvanic) couple
Synonyms:
galvanic; voltaic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
electricity (a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons)
Pertainym:
galvanism (electricity produced by chemical action)
Derivation:
galvanism (electricity produced by chemical action)
