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electrode

/əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.38 in modern English

Syllables
elec-trode
IPA
/əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.

noun

A collector or emitter of electric charge in a semiconducting device.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined by British scientist Michael Faraday in 1833, first used in his Diary (laboratory notebook) from the Ancient Greek words ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”) (from which the word electricity is derived) and ὁδός (hodós, “way”). By surface analysis, electro- + -ode

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/

Inflected Forms

electrodes (plural)

Derived Forms

anelectrode bioelectrode catelectrode counterelectrode electrodeless electrodic immunoelectrode interelectrode intraelectrode macroelectrode microelectrode minielectrode

Phrases

calomel electrode Clark electrode electrode potential glass electrode hydrogen electrode hydrogen gas electrode ion selective electrode ion-selective electrode

Frequently Paired Words

cathode anode

Questions

How do you pronounce electrode?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/.
What does electrode mean?
The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.
Where does electrode come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce electrode

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