anode

See also: Anode and ànode

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, up) and ὁδός (hodós, path), forming the New Greek compound ἄνοδος (ánodos). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæn.əʊd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæn.oʊd/
  • (file)

Noun

anode (plural anodes)

  1. (electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
  2. (chemistry) (by extension) The electrode at which chemical oxidation of anions takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of metal from the electrode.
  3. (electronics) The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the cathode in a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
  4. (electronics) That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the p-type material of a p-n junction.

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Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English anode.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaːˈnoː.də/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ano‧de
  • Rhymes: -oːdə

Noun

anode f (plural anoden or anodes, diminutive anodetje n)

  1. (electricity) anode

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: anoda, anodê

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English anode.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.nɔd/
  • (file)

Noun

anode f (plural anodes)

  1. anode (the electrode through which current flows into a device or cell)

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch anode, from English anode, from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, up) and ὁδός (hodós, path), forming the New Greek compound ἄνοδος (ánodos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.no.də/, /ano.də/
  • Hyphenation: ano‧dê

Noun

anodê (first-person possessive anodeku, second-person possessive anodemu, third-person possessive anodenya)

  1. (electricity, chemistry) anode

Alternative forms

  • انود (anod) (Standard Malay)
  • anoda (nonstandard Indonesian)

See also

Further reading

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