An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A process used for covering an object with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means.

Etymology (EN): → galvano- + -plasty a suffix meaning “molding, formation, surgical repair, plastic surgery,” from Gk. -plastia, from plastos “molded, formed,” from plassein “to mold.”

Etymology (PE): Gâlvânopuši, from gâlvâno-, → galvano-, + puši “covering, coating,” from pušidan “to cover; to put on” (Mid.Pers. pôšidan, pôš- “to cover; to wear;” cf. Mid.Pers. pôst; Mod.Pers. pust “skin, hide;” O.Pers. pavastā- “thin clay envelope used to protect unbaked clay tablets;” Skt. pavásta- “cover,” Proto-Indo-Iranian *pauastā- “cloth”).