Posted on 11/30/2006 4:46:18 AM PST by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
galvanic \gal-VAN-ik\, adjective
1. Of, pertaining to, or producing a direct current of electricity, especially when produced chemically.
2. Affecting or affected as if by an electric shock; startling; shocking.
3. Stimulating; energizing.
Example sentences:
Reading the epic known to us as the Iliad is vastly different from the preliterate experience of hearing and seeing it performed. In place of the bard's galvanic flow of sound and image, the reader beholds a mute tome, the size of longish novel.
-- Michael E. Hobart and Zachary S. Schiffman, Information Ages
Hemingway's letters, which often seem to have been dashed off at the end of the day, display little of the galvanic style that animated his early (and finest) fiction.
-- Michiko Kakutani, "Tone It Down, He Urged Hemingway", New York Times, November 19, 1996
Etymology:
Galvanic is derived from Luigi Galvani, a professor of physiology at Bologna, whose experiments established the presence of bioelectric forces in animal tissue.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Rise and shine!
A galvanic morning to you and yours!
First!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Secret
The chef is here. Good eats for everyone.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
ping
Al Gore's brain: the result of, or in need of galvanic treatment?
this choc turtle cake looks so good i made it for your bday!
Thank you!
On the field of battle, the action of a single man acts as a galvanic force, impelling fellow soldiers to join in the charge as valor has its say.
Happy Birthday, Teach!
Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm warming up the car-
Queen Hillary should try to be
Someone everybody can like-
More of a galvanic personality
And less like a sour dyke
If she would unpinch her face
And work to change her style
She might be more likeable
Especially if she'd smile
And wear something a bit less dowdy
Than those pants and faded frocks
She might make X42 throw kisses
Instead of throwing rocks
Car is warm, and I'm off...
Sure is birthday week around here. Mine is tomorrow.
you going to be 29? ; ) ya big baby! we will celebrate your's too, don't you worry!
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