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Anode   /ˈænˌoʊd/   Listen
Anode

noun
1.
A positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device.
2.
The negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current.





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... in the habit of administering in this disease, baths calculated to stimulate as much as possible the circulation of the blood. The best manner of applying the baths to this end will be found further on, under "Inequalities of the Circulation." In addition to this I cause the galvanic (anode) as well as strong faradic currents to be applied to the affected parts by means of the surface board. Where there is any thickening, effusion or other similar concomitant of the disease, iodine may ...
— The Electric Bath • George M. Schweig


Words linked to "Anode" :   cathode, electrode, plate, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, galvanic cell, anodal, electrolytic cell, vacuum tube, primary cell, thermionic tube, terminal, pole, storage battery, voltaic cell, accumulator, tube, electron tube


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