galvanic battery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of galvanic battery
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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In fact, they were placing a galvanic battery ready for action, and making some mysterious preparations that the sailors did not understand.
From Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake by Fenn, George Manville
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 Strindberg, August
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
If Mark had received a shock from a galvanic battery he would not have been more startled.
From The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold by Davenport, Spencer
Fourth, Daniell's invention of a "constant" galvanic battery in 1836.
From Inventions in the Century by Doolittle, William Henry
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