galvanize

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  1. (broadly, dated, transitive) To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means.
  2. (broadly, dated, transitive, usually) To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.
  4. (archaic, transitive) To electrify, as by galvanism.
  5. (US, historical, transitive) To switch sides between Union and Confederate in the American Civil War.

Έννοιες

γαλβανίζω

αιφνιδιάζω

ξεσηκώνω

επικασσιτερώνω

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ˈɡælvənaɪ̯z/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798). By surface analysis, galvano- + -ize.

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