Noun: galvanization ,gal-vu-nu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,gal-vu-nI'zey-shun [Brit]
- Stimulation with a galvanic current
"The galvanization treatment was used to stimulate muscle activity in the patient's leg";
- galvanisation [Brit]
- Stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
"the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team";
- galvanisation [Brit]
- 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
"Galvanization of the steel beams increased their resistance to corrosion";
- galvanisation [Brit]
Derived forms: galvanizations
Type of: application, coating, covering, stimulation
Encyclopedia: Galvanization