electrode

Etymology

The word was coined by the scientist Michael Faraday from the Ancient Greek words ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”) (from which the word electricity is derived) and ὁδός (hodós, “way”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/, /iˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/

Noun

electrode (plural electrodes)

1. the terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit
2. a collector or emitter of electric charge in a semiconducting device

See also

• -ode
• cathode
• anode

Anagrams

• electroed