Galvani

[ gahl-vah-nee ]

/ gɑlˈvɑ ni /

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noun

Lu·i·gi

[loo-ee-jee], /luˈi dʒi/, 1737–98, Italian physiologist whose experiments led to the discovery that electricity can result from chemical action.

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How to use Galvani in a sentence

Volta actually made this battery, then known as the Voltaic Pile, but he made it because of Galvani's discovery.
Steam Steel and Electricity|James W. Steele
The wife of Galvani, who was present, was surprised to observe that every time he did so the limbs of the frogs moved as if alive.
How to Succeed as an Inventor|Goodwin B. Smith
Galvani, a professor of anatomy in the university of Bologna, was one day making experiments on electricity.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
As in the case of Galvani's frog, the laughable occurrences that you refuse to believe reveal the existence of new unknown forces.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion

Galvani did not know that he had discovered a new source of electricity.
The Story of Great Inventions|Elmer Ellsworth Burns

British Dictionary definitions for Galvani

Galvani

/ (Italian ɡalˈvaːni) /

noun

Luigi (luˈiːdʒi). 1737–98, Italian physiologist: observed that muscles contracted on contact with dissimilar metals. This led to the galvanic cell and the electrical theory of muscle control by nerves

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Medical definitions for Galvani

Galvani

[ găl-vä′nē, gäl- ]

Luigi 1737-1798

Italian physiologist and physician who asserted that animal tissues generate electricity. Although proved wrong, his work stimulated research on electricity.