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galvanic anode

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
gal-van-ic an-ode
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anode used to protect buried or submerged metal structures from corrosion, made from a metal alloy with a more "active" voltage (more negative electrochemical potential) than the metal of the protected structure, so that the anode material corrodes and is consumed in preference to the structure.

Inflected Forms

galvanic anodes (plural)

Synonyms

sacrificial anode

Questions

What does galvanic anode mean?
An anode used to protect buried or submerged metal structures from corrosion, made from a metal alloy with a more "active" voltage (more negative electrochemical potential) than the metal of the protected structure, so that the anode material corrodes and is consumed in preference to the structure.

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