Meaning Of The Word Electrode

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What's The Definition Of Electrode?

electrode
countable noun: An electrode is a small piece of metal or other substance that is used to take an electric current to or from a source of power, a piece of equipment, or a living body.

electrode in American English
any terminal that conducts an electric current into or away from various conducting substances in a circuit, as the anode or cathode in a battery or the carbons in an arc lamp, or that emits, collects, or controls the flow of electrons in an electron tube
noun: 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

electrode in British English
noun: a conductor through which an electric current enters or leaves an electrolyte, an electric arc, or an electronic valve or tube

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