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    GALVANISATION

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 rustingplay

    Synonyms:

    galvanisation; galvanization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("galvanisation" is a kind of...):

    application; coating; covering (the work of applying something)

    Derivation:

    galvanise (cover with zinc)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Stimulation that arouses a person to lively actionplay

    Example:

    the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team

    Synonyms:

    galvanisation; galvanization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("galvanisation" is a kind of...):

    stimulation (the act of arousing an organism to action)

    Derivation:

    galvanise (to stimulate to action)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Stimulation with a galvanic currentplay

    Synonyms:

    galvanisation; galvanization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural processes

    Hypernyms ("galvanisation" is a kind of...):

    stimulation ((physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.))

    Derivation:

    galvanise (stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock)

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