(ˈ)gal|vanik, -nēk adjective
Etymology: French or Italian; French galvanique, from Italian galvanico, from Luigi Galvani + Italian -ico -ic
1.
a. : of, relating to, or producing galvanism : voltaic — distinguished from faradic
galvanic electricity
galvanic battery
galvanic current
galvanic cell
b. : caused by galvanism — used especially of the corrosion of metallic objects in damp earth as a result of electrolytic action
2.
a. : having a sharp, marked, or jolting effect suggesting that of an electric shock : markedly engaging the interest, arousing to activity, or stimulating vitality
a galvanic speech
a galvanic personality
made no secret in private of the galvanic effect Napoleon's coronation worked in him — Lee Ellerich
the most galvanic religious music ever recorded — Saturday Review
the product of mental energy and a galvanic temperament — R.L.Cook
b. : produced as if by an electric shock
a galvanic reaction
• gal·van·i·cal·ly -nə̇k(ə)lē, -nēk-, -li adverb