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Recent Examples of galvanic The miniature pacemaker is composed of two electrodes that, when in contact with the body’s fluids, form a type of battery called a galvanic cell, which converts chemical energy into electrical energy used to stimulate the heartbeat. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025 World’s smallest pacemaker is activated by light This tiny pacemaker is powered by a galvanic cell, which transforms chemical energy derived from biofluids in contact with it inside the body into pulses of electricity sent to the heart through two metal electrodes. New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025 Instead its body functions as a simple type of battery called a galvanic cell—the two electrodes, made of different combinations of magnesium, zinc and molybdenum, react with the naturally occurring electrolytes in bodily fluids to produce an electric current. Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025 Today, that solution is something called galvanic isolation. Wally Rippel, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for galvanic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galvanic
Adjective
  • This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Glen Manor Vineyards and Chester Gap Cellars both offer open-air tasting patios that showcase breathtaking views of the Shenandoah Valley.
    Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Their stories capture the creativity, resilience, and ambition that are making Arizona one of the most exciting places for innovation and entrepreneurship in 2025.
    Wyles Daniel, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Stories can be prepared, but since most decisions ultimately fall to the roll of the dice, there’s an exciting spontaneity for the millions of people watching at home.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Rather than going all-in on all-electric cars, automakers are focusing on hybrid-vehicles that have both electric motors and internal combustion engines (ICE).
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • That’s an awful lot of features to fit into a trailer of this sizes, but an electric pop-top roof helps insure you and your travel buddy never feel cramped.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The window encasing the passenger compartment is perhaps the most striking aspect, and, if the car is ever built, will have an interesting windshield wiper setup.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Vintage kitchen items like mixing bowls and pitchers make interesting containers for fall foliage and flowers.
    Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Hard sparring is a thrilling confrontation, not with your opponent so much as with yourself.
    Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Getting to see that process from this completely different vantage point was pretty thrilling.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Keeping that in mind, Las Vegas has been linked as a potential trade suitor for a very intriguing dynamic defensive back.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In order to determine if the intriguing minerals were produced by microbial metabolism or an abiotic process, samples collected by the rover would need to be delivered to Earth for further analysis, team members have stressed.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The pace was not as electrifying as Theo Walcott’s destructive dash from one end of Anfield to the other for Arsenal against the same opponents three years later, which set up Emmanuel Adebayor.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • What follows is visually electrifying, surreal … and disappointingly empty.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In fact, this was a galvanizing moment in my relationship with Brian Grazer that ultimately would lead us to launch a company.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Mamdani’s victory in the financial capital of the world was seen as a galvanizing moment for the progressive wing of the party and a sign of an insurgent mood among its base.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 10 Aug. 2025

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“Galvanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galvanic. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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