Found 3 items, similar to Galvanism.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: galvanism galvanisasi
English → English (WordNet) Definition: galvanism galvanism n 1: electricity produced by chemical action 2: the therapeutic application of electricity to the body [syn: electric healing, electrical healing]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Galvanism 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]