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galvani

/ɡælˈvɑː.ni/

Übersetzung: Italienischer Physiologe, bekannt für die Entdeckung, dass Froschmuskeln in einem elektrischen Feld kontrahieren, was zur Entwicklung der Galvanischen Zelle führte.

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/ɡælˈvɑː.ni/C1formalscientific
  • deItalienischer Physiologe, bekannt für die Entdeckung, dass Froschmuskeln in einem elektrischen Feld kontrahieren, was zur Entwicklung der Galvanischen Zelle führte.

An Italian physiologist known for his discovery that frog muscles contracted in an electric field, leading to the development of the galvanic cell.

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  1. Italian physiologistC2formalscientific

    Luigi Galvani (1737–1798), an Italian physician and physicist known for his pioneering work in bioelectricity, particularly the discovery that muscle contraction in frogs could be triggered by electrical stimulation.

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    • Galvani's experiments with frog legs laid the foundation for the study of bioelectricity.
    • The term 'galvanism' is derived from the name of Luigi Galvani.
    • Galvani observed that a spark from a static electricity machine caused a frog's leg to twitch.