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. Ă©lectrode.] (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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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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