also: ガルバーニでんち
noun
galvanic cell; voltaic cell
Technical term in electrochemistry; refers to a device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy via spontaneous redox reactions.
ガルバニ電池は、化学反応を利用して電気を発生させる装置です。
A galvanic cell is a device that generates electricity using chemical reactions.
Standard spelling using the shorter form ガルバニ.
Variant spelling preserving the long vowel of Galvani's name.
ボルタ電池 specifically refers to the voltaic pile invented by Alessandro Volta, while ガルバニ電池 is a broader term for any galvanic cell.
From the name of Italian scientist Luigi Galvani (ガルバニ/ガルバーニ) + 電池 (でんち, 'battery').