galvanisation n 1: stimulation with a galvanic current [syn: {galvanization}] 2: stimulation that arouses a person to lively action; "the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team" [syn: {galvanization}] 3: either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting [syn: {galvanization}]