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anode

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Electricity, Electricity
an·ode /ˈænəʊd $ ˈænoʊd/ noun [countable]  technicalTPE the part of a battery that collects electrons, often a wire or piece of metal with the sign (+) 正极,阳极 cathode
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anodeIt smashed against the rusted freight car behind her, shattering the glass exterior and buckling the sensitive anode.An outer cylinder of platinum was used as the anode, with a rod of palladium on its axis as the cathode.The electrons necessary for this reduction are produced at the anode.The metal is thereby stripped off the anode.On average, the electrons travel from the cathode to the anode.Alpha lipoprotein the fastest band, migrates the closest to the anode followed by prebeta and beta lipoproteins.A battery is connected to the anode and cathode via leads A and C respectively.One would expect this to occur most readily when the anode and cathode spacing was small.
Origin anode (1800-1900) Greek anodos way up, from ana- up, back + hodos way
an·ode nounChineseSyllable
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anode
anode /ˈænəʊd $ ˈænoʊd/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Greek
 Origin: anodos 'way up', from ana- 'up, back' + hodos 'way'
technical the part of a battery that collects electrons, often a wire or piece of metal with the sign (+) ⇨ cathode


anodeBrE /ˈænəʊd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈænoʊd/ 🔊 noun (specialist) the electrode occurs; the positive cell and the negative in an electrical device where oxidation occurs; the positive electrode cell and the negative electrode in an electrolytic cell and the negative electrode in a battery 阳极;(电解池的)正极;(原电池的)负极   compare cathode