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electrode

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noun
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As a noun, electrode means the terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.

Meanings of electrode

3 meanings

noun

  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.

  3. A conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit

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