| Galvanocaustic | a. [ Galvanic + caustic. ] Relating to the use of galvanic heat as a caustic, especially in medicine. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanocautery | n. (Med.) Cautery effected by a knife or needle heated by the passage of a galvanic current. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanoglyphy | n. [ Galvanic + Gr. &unr_; to engrave. ] Same as Glyphography. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanograph | n. [ Galvanic + -graph. ] (Engraving) A copperplate produced by the method of galvanography; also, a picture printed from such a plate. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanographic | a. Of or pertaining to galvanography. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanography | n. [ Galvanic + -graphy. ] 1. The art or process of depositing metals by electricity; electrotypy. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A method of producing by means of electrotyping process (without etching) copperplates which can be printed from in the same manner as engraved plates. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanologist | n. One who describes the phenomena of galvanism; a writer on galvanism. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanology | pos>n. [ Galvanic + -logy. ] A treatise on galvanism, or a description of its phenomena. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanometer | n. [ Galvanic + -meter: cf. F. galvanomètre. ] (Elec.) An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic needle. [ 1913 Webster ]
Differential galvanometer. See under Differental, a. --
Sine galvanometer,
Cosine galvanometer,
Tangent galvanometer (Elec.), a galvanometer in which the sine, cosine, or tangent respectively, of the angle through which the needle is deflected, is proportional to the strength of the current passed through the instrument. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Galvanometric | a. Of, pertaining to, or measured by, a galvanometer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanometry | n. The art or process of measuring the force of electric currents. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanoplastic | a. [ Galvanic + -plastic. ] Of or pertaining to the art or process of electrotyping; employing, or produced by, the process of electolytic deposition; as, a galvano-plastic copy of a medal or the like. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanoplasty | n. [ Cf. F. galanoplastie. ] The art or process of electrotypy. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanopuncture | n. (Med.) Same as Electro-puncture. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanoscope | n. [ Galvanic + -scope: cf. F. galvanoscope. ] (Elec.) An instrument or apparatus for detecting the presence of electrical currents, especially such as are of feeble intensity. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanoscopic | a. Of or pertaining to a galvanoscope. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanoscopy | n. (Physiol.) The use of galvanism in physiological experiments. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanotonus | ‖n. [ NL., fr. E. galvanic + Gr. &unr_; to tone. ] (Physiol.) Same as Electrotonus. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Galvanotropism | n. [ Galvanic + Gr. &unr_; to turn. ] (Bot.) The tendency of a root to place its axis in the line of a galvanic current. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Photogalvanography | n. [ Photo- + galvanography. ] The art or process of making photo-electrotypes. Sir D. Brewster. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Torsion galvanometer | . (Elec.) A galvanometer in which current is measured by torsion. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
