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anodically

anodically

9.6
In a way that happens at the positive side of a battery or cell
  • adverb
  • /əˈnɒdɪkli/
  • Specialized
: anódicamente
  • In the laboratory, the scientists analyzed how materials reacted anodically in different electrolyte solutions.

Examples

  • The sensing structure is anodically bonded to a glass substrate and will be linked to an ASIC chip, now being developed at Rockwell, which controls the drive and sense signals.

    Academic text (1994)

  • In commercial cantilevers, this problem is solved by anodically bonding a glass substrate to the nitride layer before removal of the Si 23.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The researchers conducted experiments anodically to improve the efficiency of the semiconductor device.

  • During the manufacturing process, the components were anodically treated to enhance their durability.

Surface Forms

anodically positive

Morphology

anodically = anodic (transparent) = anode + ic + ly

Meaning is directly derivable via standard adjective formation (anode + -ic) and adverb formation (anodic + -ly).

Etymology

The word anodically comes from anode, which comes from the Greek anodos, made of ana- 'up' and hodos 'way'. So, to act anodically means 'in the way of the anode', the positive side in an electrical reaction where material often gives up electrons or is worn away.