electrization
(ɪˌlɛktrɪˈzeɪʃən)
[f. electrize v. + -ation; so Fr. électrisation.]
1. The process of subjecting (a person or thing) to the action of electricity; the state or condition of being subjected to electrical action.
| 1752 Phil. Trans. XLVII. 403 The washing of the boy's feet..immediately preceded his electrisation. 1812 Sir H. Davy Chem. Philos. I. 355 Alumina cannot be decomposed by the electrization of mercury. 1871 G. H. Napheys Prev. & Cure Dis. iii. iii. 677 Persistent electrization has been known to cure obstinate cases. 1880 Howells Undisc. Country iii. 49 Electrization of persons in the vicinity of a point struck by lightning. |
b. Decomposition by electro-chemical action.
| 1807 Sir H. Davy in Phil. Trans. XCVIII. 38 The process of the electrization of ammonia. |
2. fig. The stirring of the soul mightily, as by electric shock. [after Fr.]
| 1870 Echo 9 Nov., The levée en masse, that electrisation of all souls. |