anode

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: an=ode

CIDE DICTIONARY

anode, n. [Gr. up + way.].

 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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

anode, n. Electr.
1 the positive electrode in an electrolytic cell or electronic valve or tube.
2 the negative terminal of a primary cell such as a battery (opp. CATHODE).

Idiom

anode ray a beam of particles emitted from the anode of a high-vacuum tube.

Derivative

anodal adj. anodic adj.

Etymology

Gk anodos way up f. ana up + hodos way