anode

UK/ˈæn.əʊd//ˈæn.oʊd/

anode noun: an electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).

Noun

anode (plural anodes)

An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
(by extension) The electrode at which chemical oxidation of anions takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of metal from the electrode.
The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the cathode in a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the p-type material of a p-n junction.

anode meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu

anode in Hindi

the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs: धनाग्र dhanāgra

anode in Tamil

நேர் மின்முனை, நேர்முனை

anode in Urdu

مُثبت برقیرہ

anode in Telugu

anode: ధనాగ్రము dhanāgramu, ధనధ్రువము dhanadhruvamu

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anode in Gujarati: ધનધ્રુવ dhanadhruv
anode in Tagalog: tahandas
anode in Arabic: مِصْعَد miṣʕad, أَنُود ʔanūd
anode in Malay: anod
anode in Indonesian: anode
anode in Vietnamese: dương cực

Antonyms of anode

cathode

Forms of anode

plural	anodes

Plural of anode: anodes

Origin of anode

From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) and ὁδός (hodós, “path”), forming the New Greek compound ἄνοδος (ánodos). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year. By surface analysis, an- (“up, forward, away”) + -ode (“way”).

Words formed from anode

Phrases with anode

anode slimes

Questions about anode

What does anode mean?: Anode means an electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
What is anode in Hindi?: Anode in Hindi is धनाग्र (dhanāgra). See Anode meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is anode?: Anode is a noun.
How do you pronounce anode?: Anode is pronounced /ˈæn.əʊd/ (UK).
What is the plural of anode?: The plural of anode is anodes.

Words near anode in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: anode (page history and authors); anode (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); anode (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ధనధ్రువము (Telugu) (page history and authors); ધનધ્રુવ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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