galvanic battery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of galvanic battery
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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In short, it was a sort of glorified travesty of a galvanic battery.
From Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. by J. Arthur Hill
It is placed in connection with the wires of the galvanic battery.
From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Charles Knight
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
Fourth, Daniell's invention of a "constant" galvanic battery in 1836.
From Inventions in the Century by William Henry Doolittle
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
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