anode

Definitions

ana- ('up') + hodos ('way') = 'the way up' — coined by Faraday for the electrode by which current was imagined to travel upward into a cell. Its partner is the cathode, kata- ('down') + hodos = 'the way down.'

Common Collocations

• 1.anode and cathode阳极和阴极
• 2.sacrificial anode牺牲阳极
• 3.the anode terminal阳极端子

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Electrons leave the battery through the anode.

• 2.

  Corrosion often begins at the anode of the cell.