The process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting. The galvanization of the steel beams ensured they would not corrode over time.
The act of stimulating or exciting someone into taking action. The speech served as a galvanization for the community, inspiring many to volunteer.
The therapeutic or experimental application of electric current to living tissue. In early physiology labs, galvanization of frog muscles demonstrated the relationship between electricity and motion.