electrode
(noun) a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
• 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
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
