anode

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Synonyms: abode, node, ande, enode, axode, acnode, anole, inode, apode, kanode, amode

Antonyms: abode, node, ande, enode, axode, acnode, anole, inode, apode, kanode, amode

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|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 can have either a positive or a negative [[voltage]] with respect to [[cathode]] of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
2. (''[[chemistry]]'') {{lb|en|by extension}} The electrode at which chemical [[oxidation]] of [[anions]] takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of [[metal]] from the electrode.
3. {{lb|en|electronics}} The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the [[cathode]] in a [[w:vacuum tube|vacuum tube]] or [[w:gas-filled tube|gas-filled tube]].
4. {{lb|en|electronics}} That electrode of a [[semiconductor]] device which is connected to the [[p-type]] material of a [[p-n junction]].

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