electrode

[ ih-lek-trohd ]

/ ɪˈlɛk troʊd /

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noun Electricity.

a conductor, not necessarily metallic, through which a current enters or leaves a nonmetallic medium, as an electrolytic cell, arc generator, vacuum tube, or gaseous discharge tube.

Origin of electrode

First recorded in 1825–35; electr- + -ode²

OTHER WORDS FROM electrode

in·ter·e·lec·trode, noun

Words nearby electrode

electrocorticogram, electrocorticography, electrocratic, electrocute, electrocyte, electrode, electrode efficiency, electrodeposit, electrode potential, electrodermal, electrodermal audiometry

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Example sentences from the Web for electrode

In some forms of enclosed lamps, the clutch grips the electrode direct.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions|Henry C. Horstmann
The tube is tilted to keep the electrode away from the drawn-out end, which is melted off and sealed.
A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing|Bernard D. Bolas
That electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte is called the an-ode, while the other is the cath-ode.
The Romance of War Inventions|Thomas W. Corbin
A heavy inner cup 2, together with the diaphragm 3, form an enclosure containing the electrode chamber.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1|Kempster Miller

But on the whole I find it preferable, when using such high frequencies, to employ only one electrode and one connecting wire.
The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla|Thomas Commerford Martin

British Dictionary definitions for electrode

electrode

/ (ɪˈlɛktrəʊd) /

noun

a conductor through which an electric current enters or leaves an electrolyte, an electric arc, or an electronic valve or tube

an element in a semiconducting device that emits, collects, or controls the movement of electrons or holes

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Medical definitions for electrode

electrode

[ ĭ-lĕk′trōd′ ]

n.

A solid electric conductor through which an electric current enters or leaves an electrolytic cell or other medium.

A collector or emitter of electric charge or of electric-charge carriers, as in a semiconducting device.

Scientific definitions for electrode

electrode

[ ĭ-lĕk′trōd′ ]

A conductor through which an electric current enters or leaves a substance (or a vacuum) whose electrical characteristics are being measured, used, or manipulated. Electrodes can be used to detect electrical activity such as brain waves. Terminal points in electrical components such as transistors, diodes, and batteries are electrodes.

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释义	electrode [ ih-lek-trohd ] / ɪˈlɛk troʊd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR electrode ON THESAURUS.COM noun Electricity. a conductor, not necessarily metallic, through which a current enters or leaves a nonmetallic medium, as an electrolytic cell, arc generator, vacuum tube, or gaseous discharge tube. Origin of electrode First recorded in 1825–35; electr- + -ode² OTHER WORDS FROM electrode in·ter·e·lec·trode, noun Words nearby electrode electrocorticogram, electrocorticography, electrocratic, electrocute, electrocyte, electrode, electrode efficiency, electrodeposit, electrode potential, electrodermal, electrodermal audiometry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for electrode In some forms of enclosed lamps, the clutch grips the electrode direct. Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions\|Henry C. Horstmann The tube is tilted to keep the electrode away from the drawn-out end, which is melted off and sealed. A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing\|Bernard D. Bolas That electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte is called the an-ode, while the other is the cath-ode. The Romance of War Inventions\|Thomas W. Corbin A heavy inner cup 2, together with the diaphragm 3, form an enclosure containing the electrode chamber. Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1\|Kempster Miller But on the whole I find it preferable, when using such high frequencies, to employ only one electrode and one connecting wire. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla\|Thomas Commerford Martin British Dictionary definitions for electrode electrode / (ɪˈlɛktrəʊd) / noun a conductor through which an electric current enters or leaves an electrolyte, an electric arc, or an electronic valve or tube an element in a semiconducting device that emits, collects, or controls the movement of electrons or holes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to electrode plate, wire Medical definitions for electrode electrode [ ĭ-lĕk′trōd′ ] n. A solid electric conductor through which an electric current enters or leaves an electrolytic cell or other medium. A collector or emitter of electric charge or of electric-charge carriers, as in a semiconducting device. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for electrode electrode [ ĭ-lĕk′trōd′ ] A conductor through which an electric current enters or leaves a substance (or a vacuum) whose electrical characteristics are being measured, used, or manipulated. Electrodes can be used to detect electrical activity such as brain waves. Terminal points in electrical components such as transistors, diodes, and batteries are electrodes. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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electrode

noun Electricity.

Origin of electrode

OTHER WORDS FROM electrode

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Example sentences from the Web for electrode

British Dictionary definitions for electrode

noun

Words related to electrode

Medical definitions for electrode

n.

Scientific definitions for electrode