Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of galvanizing, or the state of being so affected. Also spelled galvanisation.
  • noun Therapeutic application of the constant electric current by means of the active electrode passed slowly to and fro over the surface.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of process of galvanizing.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The act or process of galvanizing.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun 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
  • noun stimulation with a galvanic current
  • noun stimulation that arouses a person to lively action

Etymologies

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galvanize +‎ -ation

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Examples

  • With regards to the "galvanization"...we shall see.

    Live and Learn James Maliszewski 2008

  • AZZ makes specialty electrical equipment for power companies and other customers and provides galvanization services in other words, corrosion resistance for steel makers.

    3 Stocks Sitting At Takeover Prices Jack Hough 2011

  • If the harder tasks have remained unmet, this is precisely because they are harder tasks—more fiercely protected by beneficiaries of the status quo, less conducive to the galvanization of popular pressure for reform.

    Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010

  • If the harder tasks have remained unmet, this is precisely because they are harder tasks—more fiercely protected by beneficiaries of the status quo, less conducive to the galvanization of popular pressure for reform.

    Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010

  • If the harder tasks have remained unmet, this is precisely because they are harder tasks—more fiercely protected by beneficiaries of the status quo, less conducive to the galvanization of popular pressure for reform.

    Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010

  • If the harder tasks have remained unmet, this is precisely because they are harder tasks—more fiercely protected by beneficiaries of the status quo, less conducive to the galvanization of popular pressure for reform.

    Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010

  • Lack of awareness and understanding by the general community encouraged a galvanization of international endorsements for what were worthless toxic assets from the outset.

    Government vs. Capitalism 2009

  • If I'm reading this right, this total is the baseline before any Palin galvanization, including the haul Obama got from the DNC.

    Obama Raised More Than $66 Million In August 2009

  • And now that Obama is the likely Dem nominee there'll be no Clinton-hatred for inspiration or as a galvanization tool.

    Bush-McCain Fundraiser Scaled Back Due To Lack Of Takers 2009

  • Josh Marshall notes a Sunday Hartford Courant piece all about the sudden galvanization of the Lieberman campaign due to “his obvious need to pick up the pace.”

    Midterm Roundup 2009

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