anode

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνοδος (anodos, “way up”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈæn.əʊd/
• (US) IPA: /ˈæn.oʊd/

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Noun

anode (plural anodes)

1. the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs
2. the electrode through which current flows into a device or cell (the positive terminal of an electrolytic cell or the negative terminal of a galvanic cell)
3. (considered incorrect usage by some) the terminal through which current flows into a diode when current is in the forward direction regardless of the direction the current is actually flowing

Translations

the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs

• Armenian: անոդ (hy) (anod) 
• Bulgarian: анод (bg) (anod)
• Catalan: ànode (ca) m
• Czech: anoda (cs) f
• Esperanto: anodo (eo)
• Finnish: anodi (fi)
• Hindi: धनाग्र (hi) (dhanaagra)
• Hungarian: anód (hu)

• Italian: anodo (it) m
• Polish: anoda (pl) f
• Russian: анод (ru) (anód) 
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: анода (sh) f

  Latin: anoda (sh) f

• Spanish: ánodo (es) m

the electrode through which current flows into a cell

• Armenian: անոդ (hy) (anod) 
• Bulgarian: анод (bg) (anod)
• Catalan: ànode (ca) m
• Czech: anoda (cs) f
• Polish: anoda (pl) f

• Russian: анод (ru) (anód) 
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: анода (sh) f

  Latin: anoda (sh) f

• Icelandic: forskaut (is) f, plússkaut (is) n, jákvætt skaut (is) n, jáskaut (is) n, anóða (is) f

Antonyms

• cathode

Derived terms

• anion
• anodic

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French

Etymology

Borrowing from English anode.

Noun

anode f (plural anodes)

1. anode (the electrode through which current flows into a device or cell)