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ELECTRODE
electrode
(noun) a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
electrode (plural electrodes)
the terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit
a collector or emitter of electric charge in a semiconducting device
Anagrams
• electroed
Source: Wiktionary
E*lec"trode, n. Etym: [Electro- + Gr. électrode.] (Elec.)
Definition: The path by which electricity is conveyed into or from a solution or other conducting medium; esp., the ends of the wires or conductors, leading from source of electricity, and terminating in the medium traversed by the current.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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