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English meaning

  • anode noun The electrode in a cell or similar device where a positive electric current flows in, or electrons flow out; its voltage can be positive or negative compared with the cathode, depending on the device.
  • plate noun A flat, shallow dish used for serving or eating food.

Senses

anod is used for these senses in English:

  • anode (electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
  • plate (engineering, electricity) The anode of a vacuum tube.

anode — full definition

  1. noun The electrode in a cell or similar device where a positive electric current flows in, or electrons flow out; its voltage can be positive or negative compared with the cathode, depending on the device.
  2. noun (chemistry) The electrode where negative ions lose electrons, which usually wears away the metal there.
  3. noun In a vacuum or gas-filled tube, the electrode that gathers up electrons given off by the cathode.
  4. noun In a semiconductor device, the electrode joined to the p-type side of a p-n junction.

plate — full definition

  1. noun A flat, shallow dish used for serving or eating food.
  2. noun A rigid piece of metal, glass, or other material with a flat, uniform shape.
  3. noun A vehicle's license plate.
  4. noun One of the large rigid sections of the Earth's crust that move over time; a tectonic plate.
  5. verb To coat the surface of an object with a thin layer of another metal.
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