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DictionarySeeanodepositive electrode
positive electrode[′päz·əd·iv i′lek‚trōd] (electricity) anode positive electrode
an·ode (an'ōd), 1. The positive pole of a galvanic battery or the electrode connected with it; an electrode toward which negatively charged ions (anions) migrate (for example, in electrophoresis); a positively charged electrode. Compare: cathode. 2. The portion, usually made of tungsten, of an x-ray tube from which x-rays are released by bombardment by cathode rays (electrons). Synonym(s): positive electrode [G. anodos, a way up, fr. ana, up, + hodos, a way] positive electrodeAn anode; the pole opposite a cathode. See also: electrode |