electrode

Meaning

1. The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.
2. A collector or emitter of electric charge in a semiconducting device.

Synonyms

pole

welding electrode

welding rod

hilum

hub

navel

pivot

plate

polar

terminal

umbilicus

electric pole

omphalos

omphalus

rheophore

nombril

solder wire

electrode for arc welding

electric welding rod

electrode rod

E

bellybutton

belly button

fulcrum

Translations

électrode

elettrodo

Elektrode

electrodo

ηλεκτρόδιο

eletrodo

elèctrode

elektrode

elektrod

elektrot

electrodo ''m''

élctrode

إلكترود

الكترود

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/

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