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galvanization

Definitions of galvanization
  1. noun
    stimulation with a galvanic current
    synonyms: galvanisation
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    type of:
    stimulation
    (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)
  2. noun
    stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
    “the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team”
    synonyms: galvanisation
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    type of:
    stimulation
    the act of arousing an organism to action
  3. noun
    either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting
    synonyms: galvanisation
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    type of:
    application, coating, covering
    the work of applying something
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