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anodic

anodic

1 9.3
Relating to the positive part of a battery or similar device
  • adjective
  • /əˈnɒdɪk/
  • Specialized
: anódico
  • During the experiment, we observed that the anodic areas of the circuit were responsible for the highest levels of corrosion.

Examples

  • In these cases, the metal itself acts as the conductor, and the anodic areas on the steel are those that corrode.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Cathodic protection is similar to anodic protection in that electrons are added to the metal.

    Blog text (7)
  • Then Mina turned her face to look at them: first one, then anodic, then the third.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Now if you had just grabbed one term or the other, the cathodic or the anodic and just plotted those, you get the dashed lines, OK.

  • The key issues involved in pipeline (internal and external) rehabilitation include inspection and evaluation of the pipeline condition, cathodic and anodic repair, chemical treatment, lining, coating repair, and recoating procedures.

    Blog text (20)
  • A second difference, of minor consequence, is that in the present model, we neglect the anodic or reverse-reaction term of the Butler-Volmer kinetic expression Reference 15, Equation (19), leaving the simpler Tafel expression.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Two approaches have been identified: field-portable ultrasonic extraction/anodic stripping voltammetry (UE/ASV) and field-portable XRF.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The production goal is a gyroscope sensor batch-fabricated using micromachining techniques, such as reactive ion etching, boron diffusion, and anodic bonding, that allow production at high volumes and low cost.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The anodic reaction occurs at the positive electrode during the electrolysis process.

  • In a battery, the anodic side is where oxidation takes place, producing electrical energy.

Synonyms

anodal
vsanodic
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to the side of a battery or circuit where electric current flows

focuses on the positive electrode in devices such as cells and batteries

Antonyms

cathodic
  • Specialized
1 8.8

Relating to the negative side of an electrical device where electrons enter

Surface Forms

anodic positive

Morphology

anodic = anode (transparent) = anode + ic

Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ic' attached to the noun 'anode', meaning is directly 'relating to an anode'.

Etymology

The word anodic comes from anode, which is built from Greek parts an- 'up' and -hodos 'road', giving the image of a 'way up' for electric flow. So anodic means 'relating to the anode', the positive side of a battery or cell.