galvanic battery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of galvanic battery
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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A whole shower of white northern lights flamed across her face and every muscle twitched, as if she were under the influence of a galvanic battery.
From The Red Room by August Strindberg
Anelectrode, the positive pole of a galvanic battery.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
Cathode, kath-ōd′, n. the negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery, as opposed to anode: the surface in contact with the negative pole: the object to be coated in electroplating—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
He started as if touched by a galvanic battery, and slowly rose up and coldly looked at her.
From Hand and Ring by Anna Katharine Green
This he does by placing a galvanic battery under the body of the engine.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Various (magazine) Harper
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