galvanic

adj.

1. Of or relating to direct-current electricity, especially when produced chemically.
2. 1. Having the effect of an electric shock: a galvanic revelation.
   2. Produced as if by an electric shock: The new leader had a galvanic effect on our morale.

[GALVAN(ISM) + -IC.]

galvanically gal·van'i·cal·ly adv.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (electricity) pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action
  Synonym: voltaic
  Pertains to noun: galvanism (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
  Synonyms: electric, galvanizing, galvanising

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - galvanisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
plotseling en opmerkelijk, prikkelend, galvanisch

Français (French)
adj. - (Élec) galvanique, (fig) décharge électrique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - galvanisch, elektrisierend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (φυσ.) γαλβανικός, συναρπαστικός

Italiano (Italian)
galvanico, galvanizzante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - galvânico (Eletr.), causado por corrente elétrica

Русский (Russian)
гальванический, возбуждающий, спазматический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - galvánico, estimulante, sorprendente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - galvanisk, dynamisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
直流电的, 令人震惊的, 触电似的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 直流電的, 令人震驚的, 觸電似的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 직류전기의, 발작적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ガルヴァーニ電気の, 痙攣的な, 電撃的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خاص بالتيار الكهربائي, منبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מחושמל, ממריץ, נמרץ‬

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