Electrode

2 definitions found

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

  Electrode \E*lec"trode\ ([-e]*l[e^]k"tr[=o]d), n. [Electro- +
     Gr. "odo`s way, path: cf. F. ['e]lectrode.] (Elec.)
     a conducting object by which electricity is conveyed into or
     from a solution or other non-metallic conducting medium;
     esp., the ends of the wires or conductors, leading from
     source of electricity, and terminating in the medium


     traversed by the current.
  
     Note: Electrodes may be specially designed or made of a
           special material for particular purposes, as for
           example silver electrodes used in electroplating.
           [1913 Webster +PJC] Electro-dynamic

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  electrode
       n : a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part
           of a circuit