electrode
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electrode
- /əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/ UK
- /iˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/ UK
Where it comes from
Coined by British scientist Michael Faraday in 1833, first used in his Diary (laboratory notebook) from the Ancient Greek words ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”) (from which the word electricity is derived) and ὁδός (hodós, “way”). By surface analysis, electro- + -ode
noun electrodes
- The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit. From my laboratory in the Castle east To the master bedroom, where the vampires feast The ghouls all came from their humble abodes To get a jolt from my electrodes They did the Mash They did the Monster Mash.
- A collector or emitter of electric charge in a semiconducting device.
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Closest in meaning: setting, conductor, lead, cortical, contact, terminal, node, pole, cathode, rod, connector, sensor, probe, plate, anode, filament
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noun the terminal through which electric current passes
| Español | electrodo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전극 jeon'geuk |
| 日本語 | 電極 denkyoku |
| 中文 | 電極 /电极 diànjí |
| हिन्दी | विद्युदग्र vidyudagra, इलेक्ट्रोड ilekṭroḍ, इलैक्ट्रोड ilaikṭroḍ |
| Kiswahili | elektrodi |
| Português | eletrodo |
| Français | électrode |
| Deutsch | Elektrode |
| Italiano | elettrodo |
| Ελληνικά | ηλεκτρόδιο ilektródio |
| Română | electrod |
| Русский | электро́д elektród |
| Tiếng Việt | điện cực |
| العربية | إِلِكْتْرُود ʔiliktrūd |
| עברית | אֶלֶקְטְרוֹדָה elektróda |
Talk about this word "electrode." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/electrode. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. electrode. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/electrode "electrode." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/electrode.Cite this
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title = {electrode},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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