anode
An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a…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 positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
» Tom doesn't understand the difference between a cathode and an anode.
Tom versteht nicht den Unterschied zwischen einer Kathode und einer Anode.
Том не розуміє різниці між катодом і анодом.
Meaning
4 sensesAn 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 positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
Anode
ано́дanód
(by extension) The electrode at which chemical oxidation of anions takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of metal from the electrode.
The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the cathode in a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the p-type material of a p-n junction.
Examples
2 sentencesTom doesn't understand the difference between a cathode and an anode.
Том не розуміє різниці між катодом і анодом.
deTom versteht nicht den Unterschied zwischen einer Kathode und einer Anode.
The electrolyte solution in a lithium-ion battery is designed to produce a flow of electrical charges between the cathode and anode.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) and ὁδός (hodós, “path”), forming the New Greek compoFrom 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. By surface analysis, an- (“up, forward, away”) + -ode (“way”).
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