anode
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) and ὁδός (hodós, “path”), forming the New Greek compound ἄνοδος (ánodos). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year.
Pronunciation
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Noun
anode (plural anodes)
- (electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage.
- (chemistry, by extension) The electrode at which chemical oxidation of anions takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of metal from the electrode.
- (electronics) The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the cathode in a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
- (electronics) That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the p-type material of a p-n junction.
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Translations
the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs
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the electrode through which current flows into a cell
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- Icelandic: (please verify) forskaut f, (please verify) plússkaut n, (please verify) jákvætt skaut n, (please verify) jáskaut n, (please verify) anóða f
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Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
anode f (plural anoden or anodes, diminutive anodetje n)
Antonyms
French
Etymology
Noun
anode f (plural anodes)
- anode (the electrode through which current flows into a device or cell)
Further reading
- “anode”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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