Found 2 items, similar to Galvanic pile.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: galvanic pile galvanic pile n : battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta [syn: voltaic pile , pile]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Galvanic pile Galvanic \Gal*van"ic\, a. [From Galvani, a professor of physiology at Bologna, on account of his connection (about 1780) with the discovery of dynamical or current electricity: cf. F. galvanique.] Of or pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, galvanism; employing or producing electrical currents. [1913 Webster] Galvanic battery (Elec.), an apparatus for generating electrical currents by the mutual action of certain liquids and metals; -- now usually called voltaic battery . See Battery. Galvanic circuit or Galvanic circle. (Elec.) See under Circuit. Galvanic pile (Elec.), the voltaic pile. See under Voltaic. [1913 Webster]