galvanize metal
1galvanize — (v.) 1802, from Fr. galvaniser, from galvanisme (see GALVANISM (Cf. galvanism)). Figurative sense of excite, stimulate (as if by electricity) first recorded 1853. Meaning to coat with metal by means of galvanic electricity (especially to plate… …
2galvanize — (Amer.) gal·va·nize || gælvÉ™naɪz v. coat metal with a thin layer of zinc; application of an electric current (to a nerve, person, etc.); stimulate (also galvanise) …
3galvanize — [gal′və nīz΄] vt. galvanized, galvanizing [Fr galvaniser < galvanisme: see GALVANISM] 1. to apply an electric current to 2. to stimulate as if by electric shock; rouse; stir; spur 3. to plate (metal) with zinc, originally by galvanic action… …
4galvanize — [19] The verb galvanize commemorates the work of Italian physicist Luigi Galvani (1737–98), who in 1762 discovered voltaic electricity by attaching the legs of dead frogs to pairs of different metals. It was first used literally, for the… …
5galvanize — I UK [ˈɡælvənaɪz] / US [ˈɡælvəˌnaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms galvanize : present tense I/you/we/they galvanize he/she/it galvanizes present participle galvanizing past tense galvanized past participle galvanized to shock or affect someone… …
6galvanize — [19] The verb galvanize commemorates the work of Italian physicist Luigi Galvani (1737–98), who in 1762 discovered voltaic electricity by attaching the legs of dead frogs to pairs of different metals. It was first used literally, for the… …
7Galvanize — Nontechnically speaking, a person shocked or spurred into action is said to be galvanized. Technically, when a metal such as iron or steel is given a protective coating of zinc, it too is galvanized. To learn how the word galvanize, with its… …
8galvanize — gal•va•nize [[t]ˈgæl vəˌnaɪz[/t]] v. t. nized, niz•ing 1) to stimulate by an electric current: to galvanize muscles or nerves[/ex] 2) to stimulate; stir; startle into sudden activity: to galvanize the public into action[/ex] 3) mel to coat (metal …
9galvanize — galvanization, n. galvanizer, n. /gal veuh nuyz /, v.t., galvanized, galvanizing. 1. to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current. 2. Med. to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced direct current (distinguished from faradize). 3.… …
10galvanize — verb /ˈɡælvænaɪz/ a) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means; to electroplate. b) To coat with rust resistant zinc See Also: galvanic …