Electrode

Definition: Electrode

Electrode

Noun

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

Date "electrode" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Electrode

Domain	Definitions
Aerospace	1. A terminal at which electricity passes from one medium into another. The positive electrode is called anode; the negative electrode is called cathode. 2. In a semiconductor device, an element that performs one or more of the functions of emitting or collecting electrons or holes, or of controlling their movements by an electric field.3. In electron tubes, a conducting element that performs one or more of the functions of emitting, collecting or controlling, by an electromagnetic field, the movements of electrons or ions. See anode (electron tubes) and cathode. (references)
Chemistry	A conducting element in contact with an electrolyte. Source: European Union. (references)
Electrical Engineering	That part of a semiconductor device providing the electrical contact between a specified region and the lead to its terminal. Source: European Union. (references)
	A conducting element that performs one or more of the functions of emitting or collecting electrons or ions, or controlling their movement by an electric field. Source: European Union. (references)
	A conducting part intended as a conducting interface with a medium of different conductivity. Source: European Union. (references)
Energy	A conductor that is brought in conducting contact with a ground. (references)
Medicine	Component of the pacing system which is at the distal end of the lead. It is the interface with living cardiac tissue across which the stimulus is transmitted. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	A. In arc welding, a current-carrying rod that supports the arc between the rod and work, or between two rods as in twin carbon-arc welding. It may or may not furnish filler metal b. In resistance welding, a part of a resistance welding machine through which current and, in most cases, pressure are applied directly to the work. The electrode may be in the form of a rotating wheel, rotating roll, bar, cylinder, plate, clamp, chuck, or modification thereof c. A conductor (as a metallic substance or carbon) used to establish electrical contact with a nometallic portion of a circuit (as in an electrolytic cell, a storage battery, an electron tube, or an arc lamp).See also:anode; cathode. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Electrode

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

An electrode is a conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e.g. a semiconductor, an electrolyte or a vacuum). The word was coined by the scientist Michael Faraday from the Greek words elektron (meaning amber, whence the word electricity is derived) and hodos, a way [1].

Anode vs. cathode in electrochemical cells

An electrode in an electrochemical cell is referred to as either an anode or a cathode, words that were also coined by Faraday. The anode is defined as the electrode at which oxidation occurs, and the cathode is defined as the electrode at which reduction occurs. Each electrode may become either the anode or the cathode depending on the type of reaction occurring in the cell.

A primary cell is a special type of electrochemical cell in which the reaction cannot be reversed, and the identities of the anode and cathode are therefore fixed. It can be discharged but not recharged. The anode is always the negative (-) electrode and the cathode always the positive (+).

A secondary cell, for example a rechargeable battery, is one in which the reaction is reversible. When the cell is being charged, the anode becomes the positive (+) electrode and the cathode the negative (-). This is also the case in an electrolytic cell. When the cell is being discharged, it behaves like a primary or voltaic cell, with the anode as the negative electrode and the cathode as the positive.

Also need to mention anode and cathode in cathodic protection

Other uses of anode and cathode

In a vacuum tube or a semiconductor having polarity (diodes, electrolytic capacitorss) the anode is the positive (+) electrode and the cathode the negative (-).

Types of electrode

Electrodes for medical purposes, such as EEG, EKG, ECT, defibrilator
etc.

References

Michael Faraday, "On Electrical Decomposition", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1834 (in which Faraday coins the words electrode, anode, cathode, anion, cation, electrolyte, electrolyze).

Electrode (Pokemon)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Electrode is a Pokemon character. Electrode evolves from Voltorb. It explodes if anything annoys or disturbs it. This is called "Self-Destruct", its favorite attack.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Electrode."

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Crosswords: Electrode

English words defined with "electrode": Anelectrotonus, anode ♦ Catelectrode, Catelectrotonus, cathode, collector, control grid ♦ electrochemical series, electrodeposition, electromotive force series, electromotive series, electron gun, emitter ♦ grid ♦ plate ♦ Rheophore ♦ Unipolar stimulation ♦ Voltagraphy ♦ Zincode. (references)

Specialty definitions using "electrode": accelerating electrode, ANODE BUILDER, ARC CUTTER, arc furnace, arc-air operator, ASSEMBLY-MACHINE-SET-UP MECHANIC ♦ base electrode, Bayard-Alpert ionization gage, bench assembler, battery, bipolar electrode, bonding-machine operator, braided electrode, brazer, electronic, BRAZER, INDUCTION, burn-out-scarfing operator ♦ cardiac pacing, cathode ray tube, cathode rays, cathodic reaction, CERAMIC CAPACITOR PROCESSOR, chalcophile, contact logging, contact resistance, Coulter counter, current electrode ♦ deflecting electrode, deflector plate, diagnostic cardiac sonographe, DIE MAKER, ELECTRONIC, dielectric-heat-sealing-machine operator, direct-arc furnace, dynode ♦ earth conductor, earth rod, earthing conductor, ecg technician, ECHOCARDIOGRAPH TECHNICIAN, eeg technologis, ekg technicia, electric fish screen, electric log, electric logging, electrical log, electrical precipitation, ELECTRICAL-DISCHARGE-MACHINE OPERATOR, PRODUCTION, ELECTRICAL-DISCHARGE-MACHINE SET-UP OPERATOR, electric-arc discharge removal of material, electric-arc eroding, electric-arc erosion, electric-needle specialist, ELECTRIC-SEALING-MACHINE OPERATOR, ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH TECHNICIAN, Electrochemical Cell, electrochemical contouring, electrode a.c.resistance, electrode AC resistance, electrode alternating current resistance, electrode burnoff rate, ELECTRODE CLEANER, electrode configuration, electrode consumption rate, electrode d.c.resistance, electrode DC resistance, electrode direct current resistance, electrode melting rate, electrode potential, electrode spacing, ELECTRODE TURNER-AND-FINISHER, electrode wear per discharge, ELECTRODE-CLEANING-MACHINE OPERATOR, electrodesiccation, ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIST, electrolog, electrolysis operator, ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC TECHNICIAN, electrophoretic display, electroporation therapy, electrostatic precipitator, electrowinning, E-log, emg technicia, equipotential-line method, expanding electrode test, extracting electrode ♦ Faraday cup, Faraday cup detector, Faraday shield, fixed-electrode method, flash-arc ♦ Geiger-Mueller counter, GLASS BENDER, glass electrode, glass-tube bender, grid of an X-ray tube, ground conductor, ground rod, grounding conductor ♦ half-cell, heat-seal operator, hot-cathode ionization gage. (references)

Etymologies containing "electrode": Anelectrode ♦ Zincode. (references)

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Modern Usage: Electrode

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Well, if I can weld a good spark plug it'll replace the electrode. (MacGyver; writing credit: John Gorrie)
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Commercial Usage: Electrode

Domain	Title
Books	Comprehensive Treatise of Electrochemistry: Kinetics and Mechanisms of Electrode Processes (reference) Coulometric Electrode Array Detectors for Hplc (Progress in Hplc-Hpce , Vol 6) (reference) Electrode Dynamics (Oxford Chemistry Primers , No 34) (reference) Electrode Kinetics (reference) Electrode Materials and Process for Energy Conversions & Storage (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Monkey Chrome Electrode Flash [BOX SET] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Delmhorst Instrument 26-ES Wood Moisture Meter Remote Electrode (For J-2000, J-LITE, J-4) (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Electrode

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Manufacturer redesign has produced newer electrode arrays that are smaller and sturdier than earlier models. (references)
		Long-term complications of implantation relate to flap breakdown, electrode migration, and receiver-stimulator migration. (references)
		The internal monitor consists of a small wire electrode attached directly to the scalp of the fetus after the membranes have ruptured. (references)
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Usage Frequency: Electrode

"Electrode" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.21% of the time. "Electrode" is used about 112 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	98.21%	110	30,952
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	0.89%	1	339,140
Noun (proper)	0.89%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	112	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Electrode

Expressions using "electrode": accelerating electrode ♦ base electrode ♦ braided electrode ♦ deflecting electrode ♦ earth electrode ♦ electrode a.c.resistance ♦ electrode AC resistance ♦ electrode alternating current resistance ♦ electrode d.c.resistance ♦ electrode DC resistance ♦ electrode direct current resistance ♦ electrode potential ♦ electrode sweep ♦ electrode wear per discharge ♦ extracting electrode ♦ intracochlear electrode ♦ invasive electrode ♦ ionization electrode ♦ normal hydrogen electrode ♦ positive electrode ♦ primer electrode ♦ scala tympani electrode ♦ standard hydrogen electrode. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "electrode": electrode-bearing, electrode-coating, electrode-potential.
	Ending with "electrode": four-electrode, micro-electrode, multi-electrode, sharp-electrode, three-electrode, tool-electrode, two-electrode, workpiece-electrode.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Electrode

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
electrode holder	356
electrode	243
welding electrode	236
micro electrode	176
tungsten electrode	162
electrode spot welder	157
electrode cap	48
electrode smart	43
electrode us	35
ten electrode	31
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Modern Translations: Electrode

Language		Translations for "electrode"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		elektrodë. (various references)

Arabic		‏لاحب أو قطب سالب كهربائي, ‏قطب كهربائي, ‏الالكترود القطب الكهربائي. (various references)

Bulgarian		електрод (element). (various references)

Chinese		�"�极. (various references)

Czech		elektroda. (various references)

Danish		elektrode (plate). (various references)

Dutch		elektrode (electrode column, electrode string, string), vonkdoorn. (various references)

Farsi		قطب مغناطیسی , قطب الکتریکی , الکترود. (various references)

Finnish		elektrodi. (various references)

French		électrode. (various references)

German		elektrode. (various references)

Greek		ηλεκτρόδιο (electron). (various references)

Hebrew		אלקטרו�"�". (various references)

Hungarian		elektróda. (various references)

Indonesian		elektroda. (various references)

Italian		elettrodo. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		電極 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		で�"きょく. (various references)

Korean		� �극. (various references)

Manx		lectroyd. (various references)

Pig Latin		electrodeay.(various references)

Portuguese		eletrocussão, electrodo, eléctrodo. (various references)

Romanian		electrod (carbon). (various references)

Russian		электрод. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		elektroda. (various references)

Spanish		electrodo. (various references)

Swedish		elektrod. (various references)

Thai		ขั้วไฟฟ้า. (various references)

Turkish		elektrot (plate). (various references)

Ukranian		електрод. (various references)

Vietnamese		cực điện, cực (prize, ultra). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Electrode

Derivations
	Words beginning with "electrode": electrodeposit, electrodeposited, electrodepositing, electrodeposition, electrodepositions, electrodeposits, electrodermal, electrodes, electrodesiccation, electrodesiccations. (additional references)
	Words ending with "electrode": interelectrode, microelectrode, multielectrode. (additional references)
	Words containing "electrode": interelectrodes, microelectrodes. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Electrode" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Electrabel, Electribe, Electroid, electrone. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Electrode"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "electrode" (pronounced ule"ktrōd)
3	-r ō d	escrowed, narrowed, zeroed.
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Anagrams: Electrode

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: electroed.
	Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-e-l-o-r-t"
	-2 letters: creeled, elected, elector, electro, erected, reelect.
	-3 letters: colder, colter, creole, decree, delete, lector, leered, recede, recode, reeled, retold, tercel, teredo.
	-4 letters: ceder, ceorl, cered, coder, coled, cored, coted, credo, creed, creel, decor, deter, dolce, doter, elder, elect, erect, erode, older, recto, relet, terce, toled, treed, trode.
	-5 letters: cede, celt, cere, cero, cete, clod, clot, code, coed, cold, cole, colt, cord, core, cote, deco, deer, deet, dele, delt, dere, doer, dole, dolt, dore, dote, dree, leer, leet, lode, lord, lore, orle, rede, redo, reed, reel, rete, rode, role, rote, rotl, teed, teel, tele, toed, told, tole, torc, tore, tree, trod.
	Words containing the letters "c-d-e-e-e-l-o-r-t"
	+1 letter: electrodes.
	+2 letters: decelerator, recollected.
	+3 letters: deceleration, decelerators, electrocuted, electrolyzed, electrotyped, helicoptered.
	+4 letters: concelebrated, decelerations, electioneered, electrodermal, electroformed, electroplated, preadolescent, reflectorized.
	+5 letters: electrodeposit, interelectrode, microelectrode, multielectrode, overspeculated, preadolescents.
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