noun
electrode
uh-LEHK-trohd
noun
1
A conductor through which electricity enters or leaves a device, battery, or circuit.
"The technician attached electrodes to monitor the patient's heartbeat."
"The battery has a positive and a negative electrode."
How to Use Electrode
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA contact point where electricity flows into or out of a device or circuit.
Common pairings
attach an electrode
positive electrode
negative electrode
Word Forms
electrodes plural
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Etymology
Coined by scientist Michael Faraday in 1833, combining Greek ēlektron ("amber," the root of "electricity") with hodos, "way" or "path."