Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Topic: ELECTRICITY

Date: 1800-1900
Language: Greek
Origin: anodos 'way up', from ana- 'up, back' + hodos 'way'

anode

 noun
     
an‧ode [countable]
technicalTPE the part of a battery that collects electrons, often a wire or piece of metal with the sign (+) [↪ cathode]
Definition of anode from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic ELECTRICITY
Word of the Day
The ELECTRICITY
Word of the Day is:
induction coil

Other related topics