galvanized, ppl. a.
(ˈgælvənaɪzd)
[f. galvanize v. + -ed1.]
1. Subjected to, or stimulated by, galvanism.
| 1820 Med. & Phys. Jrnl. XLIII. 387 The lungs of the galvanized rabbit had some blotches on their surface. |
b. fig.
| 1843 Carlyle Past & Pr. ii. xv, Dead or galvanised Dilettantism. 1873 R. Broughton Nancy III. 99, I practise a galvanised smile, and say out loud..‘Yes, delightful!’ 1873 F. Hall in Scribner's Monthly VI. 466/1 Within a few years a galvanized sort of life has been seen breathed into the investigation, by Hindus, of their ancient scriptures. |
2. Coated with metal by galvanism. Also, incorrectly, in galvanized iron, the trade name of iron coated with zinc.
| 1839 Ure Dict. Arts, Galvanized iron, is the somewhat fantastic name newly given in France to iron tinned by a peculiar patent process. 1860 Merc. Marine Mag. VII. 114 The galvanized rings..run..along the..rod. 1887 Rider Haggard Jess xxviii, The stables and outhouses..were roofed with galvanised iron. |