Anode

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anode \An"ode\, n. [Gr. ? up + ? way.] (Elec.)
     The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly
     the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on
     its way to the other pole; -- opposed to {cathode}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anode
       n 1: a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an
            electrical device [ant: {cathode}]
       2: the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage
          battery that supplies current [ant: {cathode}]