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