anode

[ an-ohd ]

/ ˈæn oʊd /

noun

the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.

the negative terminal of a voltaic cell or battery.

the positive terminal, electrode, or element of an electron tube or electrolytic cell.

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Origin of anode

1825–35; < Greek ánodos way up, equivalent to an- an-³ + hodós way, road

Words nearby anode

anoa, anobiid, anococcygeal, anococcygeal nerve, anocutaneous line, anode, anode dark space, anode glow, anode resistance, anodic, anodize

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Example sentences from the Web for anode

He also found that the liquid round the anode became acid, and that round the cathode alkaline.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2|Various
With fifteen parts of water, a little oxygen, with much chlorine, was evolved at the anode.
Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1|Michael Faraday
These corpuscles bombard the anode and keep it incandescent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8|Various
In the method of construction shown in Fig. 41, the anode is put in first.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall

The anode is inserted into its bulb in a quite similar manner.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall

British Dictionary definitions for anode

anode

/ (ˈænəʊd) /

noun

the positive electrode in an electrolytic cell

Also called (esp US): plate the positively charged electrode in an electronic valve

the negative terminal of a primary cellCompare cathode

Derived forms of anode

anodal (eɪˈnəʊdəl) or anodic (əˈnɒdɪk), adjective

Word Origin for anode

C19: from Greek anodos a way up, from hodos a way; alluding to the movement of the current to or from the positive pole

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Scientific definitions for anode

anode

[ ăn′ōd′ ]

The positive electrode in an electrolytic cell, toward which negatively charged particles are attracted. The anode has a positive charge because it is connected to the positively charged end of an external power supply.

The positively charged element of an electrical device, such as a vacuum tube or a diode, to which electrons are attracted.

The negative electrode of a voltaic cell, such as a battery. The anode gets its negative charge from the chemical reaction that happens inside the battery, not from an external source. Compare cathode.