Skip to main content
anode

anode

2 5.5
The part in a battery where electric current enters or leaves, usually the positive terminal
  • noun
  • /ˈæn.oʊd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ánodo
  • Iodine is produced at the anode, which consumes the water in the introduced sample.
  • anode and cathode
  • anode side
  • charge from anode

What we have here is an anode, A cathode.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • The field is not produced by the charge on the cathode or the anode either.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The hydrogen is introduced on the anode side, and the oxygen on the cathode side.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The distance between the cathode and the anode is d.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Here at the anode, hydrogen is oxidized and gives up electrons.

    Academic text (2010)
  • So the battery has these three main ingredients, the anode, the cathode and the electrolyte.

  • Hydrogen bubbles form around the cathode, while oxygen bubbles form around the anode.

    Academic text (2010)
  • As the anodes release energy, they will begin to deteriorate, sacrificing themselves for the structure.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The anodes of the cells are plated with platinum to act as a catalyst.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • So during charge, we start to see the movement of those lithium ions from that cathode across to our anode and they move through that electrolyte.

  • In a typical battery setup, the current flows from the anode to the cathode during discharge.

Antonyms

cathode
  • Specialized
5 7.2

A part where electrons enter or leave an electrical device

Surface Forms

anode singular
anodes plural

Etymology

Anode comes from the Greek word anodos, made of ana- 'up' and hodos 'way'. A helpful image is an 'upward way' or path for electricity, which is why anode names the electrode where current goes in or out (often the positive terminal).