MEANING
1. An electrode at which oxidation occurs in an electrochemical cell.
2. In a vacuum tube, an electrode that collects electrons; in a diode, the conventional-current entry terminal.
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- battery anode
- anode surface
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The battery's anode had deteriorated beneath the cracked casing.
She examined the anode surface before reconnecting the cell.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular anode; plural anodes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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