English noun: anode |
1. | anode (artifact) a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device |
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| Broader (hypernym) | electrode |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | plate |
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| Part meronym | electrolytic cell, electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube |
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| Antonyms | cathode |
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2. | anode (artifact) the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current |
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| Broader (hypernym) | pole, terminal |
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| Part meronym | accumulator, galvanic cell, primary cell, storage battery, voltaic cell |
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| Antonyms | cathode |
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