electrodenoun [ C ]
uk/ɪˈlek.trəʊd/us/iˈlek.troʊd/the point at which an electric current enters or leaves something, for example, a battery
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Electrical components & circuitry
- accumulator
- anode
- armature
- baseband chip
- capacitor
- cathode ray
- chip
- circuit
- circuit board
- commutator
- electrics
- electromotive
- fuel cell
- fused
- grid
- integrated circuit
- negative pole
- NiCad
- parallel
- transistor
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- As a rule, each electrode has attached to it a binding post to which wires can be quickly fastened.
- In all these cases, secondary results to a greater or smaller extent were produced at the positive electrode.
- It also forms a condensing chamber for the zinc fumes, and it also constitutes the negative electrode.
- The apparatus is hermetically sealed at the top, the two electrodes being naturally insulated with rubber.
- The two electrodes are separated, and a wire connects the two outside of the cell.