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Anode

Anode Meaning & Definition
Anode Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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

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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

Anode In Webster's Dictionary

\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}.

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