Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Galvanism"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Voltaism \Vol"ta*ism\, n. [Cf. F. volta["i]sme.] (Physics)
That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical
action between metals and different liquids; voltaic
electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of
electricity; -- called also {galvanism}, from Galvani, on
account of his experiments showing the remarkable influence
of this agent on animals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Galvanism \Gal"va*nism\, n. [From Galvani: cf. F. galvanisme.
See {Galvanic}.] (Physics)
(a) Electricity excited by the mutual action of certain
liquids and metals; dynamical electricity.
(b) The branch of physical science which treats of dynamical
elecricity, or the properties and effects of electrical
currents.
Note: The words galvanism and galvanic, formerly in very
general use, are now rarely employed. For the latter,
voltaic, from the name of Volta, is commonly used.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
galvanism
n 1: electricity produced by chemical action
2: the therapeutic application of electricity to the body [syn:
{electric healing}, {electrical healing}]
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