Galvanism is an English word with synonyms like electricity or electrotherapy. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Galvanism in a sentence
Galvanism meaning
- The chemical generation of electricity.
- The (therapeutic) use of electricity directly applied to the body.
Synonyms of Galvanism
Using Galvanism
- The main meaning on this page is: The chemical generation of electricity. | The (therapeutic) use of electricity directly applied to the body.
- Useful related words include: electricity, electrotherapy, electric healing, electrical healing.
Context around Galvanism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Galvanism
- In this selection, "galvanism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, applies and ended stand out and add context to how "galvanism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aldini but galvanism was among and chillingworth applies galvanism to varney. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "galvanism" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with galvanism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In one of these, a medical student named Dr. Chillingworth applies galvanism to Varney's hanged corpse and revives him. (20 words)
When Davy's lecture series on Galvanism ended, he progressed to a new series on Agricultural Chemistry, and his popularity continued to skyrocket. (23 words)
Davy wrote to Davies Gilbert on 8 March 1801 about the offers made by Banks and Thompson, a possible move to London and the promise of funding for his work in galvanism. (32 words)
In her introduction to the 1831 edition of Frankenstein she does not mention Aldini, but "galvanism" was among the evening discussion topics before she experienced her "waking dream" that led to her writing. (33 words)
Davy wrote to Davies Gilbert on 8 March 1801 about the offers made by Banks and Thompson, a possible move to London and the promise of funding for his work in galvanism. (32 words)
When Davy's lecture series on Galvanism ended, he progressed to a new series on Agricultural Chemistry, and his popularity continued to skyrocket. (23 words)
Example sentences (4)
Davy wrote to Davies Gilbert on 8 March 1801 about the offers made by Banks and Thompson, a possible move to London and the promise of funding for his work in galvanism.
In her introduction to the 1831 edition of Frankenstein she does not mention Aldini, but "galvanism" was among the evening discussion topics before she experienced her "waking dream" that led to her writing.
In one of these, a medical student named Dr. Chillingworth applies galvanism to Varney's hanged corpse and revives him.
When Davy's lecture series on Galvanism ended, he progressed to a new series on Agricultural Chemistry, and his popularity continued to skyrocket.