galvanization
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gal·va·nize
(găl′və-nīz′)tr.v. gal·va·nized, gal·va·niz·ing, gal·va·niz·es
1. To stimulate or shock with an electric current.
2. To arouse to awareness or action; spur: "The country was galvanized in the weeks and months after 9/11" (Davis Phinney).
3. To coat (iron or steel) with rust-resistant zinc.
gal′va·ni·za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.
gal′va·niz′er n.
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Noun | 1. | galvanization - stimulation with a galvanic current stimulation - (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.) |
2. | galvanization - stimulation that arouses a person to lively action; "the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team" stimulation - the act of arousing an organism to action | |
3. | galvanization - either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting application, coating, covering - the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"; |
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Translations
galvanizace
galvanization
n → Galvanisierung f, → Galvanisation f
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