Definitions for: Anode


[n] a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
[n] the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current



Webster (1913) Definition: An"ode, n. [Gr. ? up + ? way.] (Elec.)
The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly
the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on
its way to the other pole; -- opposed to cathode.

Antonyms: cathode

See Also: accumulator, electrode, electrolytic cell, electron tube, galvanic cell, plate, pole, primary cell, storage battery, terminal, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube, voltaic cell

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