ANODE
What does "ANODE" mean?
The electrode through which conventional current enters a device, often the positive terminal.
Meanings
- The electrode at which oxidation occurs and conventional current enters from the external circuit. In the electrolytic cell, the copper dissolved away from the anode. technical
Did you know?
- The word 'anode' was invented in 1834 by William Whewell at Michael Faraday's request, from the Greek for 'way up' - the same scholar who coined the word 'scientist'.
- Whether the anode is positive or negative flips with the device: it is positive in a powered electrolytic cell but negative in a battery that is discharging.
Word origin
Coined in 1834 from Greek 'anodos', a way up (ana- 'up' + hodos 'way'), proposed for Michael Faraday by the polymath William Whewell.
Remember it
ANODE - oxidation, A and O - 'An Ox' loses electrons at the Anode (Oxidation).
A little poem
Here electrons leave their post,
stripped and sent the longer way-
the door that costs the metal most.
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What it teaches
Charge is a matter of direction, not allegiance; the same terminal is positive or negative by where the current runs.
Quick facts
What does ANODE mean?
The electrode through which conventional current enters a device, often the positive terminal.
Is ANODE a valid word?
Yes — ANODE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ANODE?
ANODE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ANODE come from?
Coined in 1834 from Greek 'anodos', a way up (ana- 'up' + hodos 'way'), proposed for Michael Faraday by the polymath William Whewell.
What can ANODE teach us?
Charge is a matter of direction, not allegiance; the same terminal is positive or negative by where the current runs.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.