anode
noun [C] /ˈæn.əʊd/
/-oʊd/ specializedDefinition
› one of the electrodes (= objects that electricity moves through) in a piece of electrical equipment. The anode is the negative electrode in a battery and the positive electrode in an electrolytic cell. → Compare cathodeElectrical components and circuitry
(Definition of anode noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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