electrode

US /ˌɪˈlɛktroʊd/ UK /əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/ See IPA manual

Freq #41064

Meanings

1

noun
A conductor through which electric current enters or leaves a device, liquid, or circuit.

The nurse attached the electrodes to his chest to record his heartbeat.
2

noun
A part of a semiconductor device that collects or releases electric charge.

Each transistor has electrodes that control the flow of current.

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Forms electrodes

Derived forms anelectrodebioelectrodecatelectrodecounterelectrodeelectrodelesselectrodicimmunoelectrodeinterelectrodeintraelectrodemacroelectrodemicroelectrodeminielectrode

Related forms anode cathode

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hydrogen electrode
an electrode that uses hydrogen gas in contact with platinum

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

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# electrode

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪˈlɛktroʊd/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/
**Frequency rank:** 41064

## Meanings
1. A conductor through which electric current enters or leaves a device, liquid, or circuit.
2. A part of a semiconductor device that collects or releases electric charge.

## Examples
- The nurse attached the electrodes to his chest to record his heartbeat.
- Each transistor has electrodes that control the flow of current.

## Derived Forms
- anelectrode
- bioelectrode
- catelectrode
- counterelectrode
- electrodeless
- electrodic
- immunoelectrode
- interelectrode
- intraelectrode
- macroelectrode
- microelectrode
- minielectrode

## Related Forms
- anode
- cathode

## Etymology
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

## AI Etymology
Electrode was 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. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include a conductor through which electric current enters or leaves a device, liquid, or circuit and a part of a semiconductor device that collects or releases electric charge. The wider family includes derived forms such as anelectrode, bioelectrode, catelectrode, counterelectrode, and electrodeless; related words such as anode and cathode.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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