ALL meanings of anode
an·ode
A a - countable noun anode In electronics, an anode is the positive electrode in a cell such as a battery. Compare cathode. 3
- noun anode the positive electrode in an electrolytic cell 3
- noun anode the positively charged electrode in an electronic valve 3
- noun anode the negative terminal of a primary cell 3
- noun anode in an electroplating cell, the positively charged electrode, toward which current flows 3
- noun anode in an electron tube, the principal electrode for collecting electrons, operated at a positive potential with respect to the cathode 3
- noun anode in a battery that is a source of electric current, as a dry cell or storage battery, the negative electrode from which the electrons are released to the external circuit 3
- noun anode The anode of an electrical device is the positive electrode, which is the element that receives the flow of electrons. 3
- noun anode the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc. 1
- noun anode the negative terminal of a voltaic cell or battery. 1
- noun anode the positive terminal, electrode, or element of an electron tube or electrolytic cell. 1
- noun anode positively-charged electrode 1
- noun anode The positively charged electrode by which the electrons leave a device. 1
- noun anode (electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It usually, but not always, has a negative voltage. 0
- noun anode (chemistry, by extension) The electrode at which chemical oxidation of anions takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of metal from the electrode. 0
- noun anode (electronics) The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the cathode in a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube. 0
- noun anode (electronics) That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the p-type material of a p-n junction. 0