Definition
Coated with a protective layer of zinc through an electrochemical process to prevent rust and corrosion.
Etymology
From Luigi Galvani, 18th-century Italian physicist who discovered galvanism (electricity from animal tissue); the process was later named in his honor. The suffix -ed indicates the completed action of coating.
Kelly Says
Luigi Galvani didn't invent the process that bears his name—he just noticed that dead frog legs twitched near electricity! Scientists later realized his observations explained how electricity could coat metal, and now galvanized steel holds up everything from bridges to your car's undercarriage.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኤሌክትሪክ ክፍት
e-le-k-trik kif-t
ARالعربية
مُغلف بالكهرباء
mu-ġalif bi-l-qahrabāʾ
BNবাংলা
গ্যালভানাইজড
ɡal-va-naɪzd
CACatalà
galvanitzat
ɡal-va-ˈnaɪzd
CSČeština
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
DADansk
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
DEDeutsch
galvayned
ɡal-va-neɪd
ELΕλληνικά
galvanized
ɡal-va-ˈnaɪzd
ESEspañol
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
FAفارسی
گالوانیزه
ɡal-va-naɪzə
FISuomi
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
FRFrançais
galvayné
ɡal-va-neɪ
GUGU
ગેલ્વાનાઇઝ્ડ
ɡɛl-va-naɪzd
HAHA
galvanized
ɡal-va-ˈnaɪzd
HEעברית
galvanized
ɡal-va-ˈnaɪzd
HIहिन्दी
गैल्वेनाइज्ड
ɡal-ve-naɪzd
HUMagyar
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
IDBahasa Indonesia
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
IGIG
galvanized
ɡal-va-ˈnaɪzd
ITItaliano
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
JA日本語
ガルヴァニー化
garubāni-ka
KKKK
galvanized
ɡal-va-ˈnaɪzd
KMKM
ការបោះបង្កើត
kaːr bɔːh baŋkʰɛət
MRMR
गॅल्वॅनाइज्ड
ɡaːl-va-naɪzd
MSBahasa Melayu
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
MYမြန်မာ
လျှပ်စစ် ပြုလုပ်
lɛɪ sɪt pɹʊ lʊp
NLNederlands
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
NONorsk
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
PAPA
ਗੈਲਵਾਨਾਈਜਡ
ɡaːl-va-naɪzd
PLPolski
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
PTPortuguês
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
RORomână
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
RUРусский
гальванованный
ɡal-va-no-va-n-nyy
SVSvenska
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
SWKiswahili
galvanized
ɡal-va-ˈnaɪzd
TAதமிழ்
காந்தி உறைவு
kaanthi uṟai-vu
TEతెలుగు
గాల్వనైజ్డ్
ɡaːl-va-naɪzd
THไทย
เคลือบด้วยไฟฟ้า
kʰɯːaː dūː fɛː fɑː
TLTL
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
TRTürkçe
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd
UKУкраїнська
гальванізований
ɡal-va-no-va-n-nyy
URاردو
گالوانیزڈ
ɡal-va-naɪzd
VITiếng Việt
galvanized
ɡal-va-naɪzd
YOYO
galvanized
ɡal-va-ˈnaɪzd
ZH中文
加尔瓦尼化
jiā ěr wān yī huà
ZUZU
galvayned
ɡal-va-ˈneɪd