Synonyms for electrode


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-lek-trohd
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɛk troʊd


Définition of electrode

Origin :
  • 1834, coined by English physicist and chemist Michael Faraday (1791-1867) from electro- + Greek hodos "way" (see cede) on same pattern as anode, cathode.
  • noun terminal
Example sentences :
  • Here Tom attached an electrode to each side of the star head.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X » by Victor Appleton
  • The flames were arranged so as to form one electrode of a frictional machine.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement No. 299 » by Various
  • Her outflung hand had unwittingly gripped my wrist, caught the electrode there.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • In Fig. 24 W is the metal core of the electrode, and G the glass covering around it.
  • Extract from : « The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame » by W. A. Shenstone
  • Above the electrode is a chamber of metal or India-rubber, designed to contain ice.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 » by Various
  • There is also a fin F at the top of the stem, to increase the radiation of heat from the stem and electrode.
  • Extract from : « Aviation Engines » by Victor Wilfred Pag
  • The spark-plugs may be short circuited by cracked insulation or carbon and oil deposits around the electrode.
  • Extract from : « Aviation Engines » by Victor Wilfred Pag
  • The very atmosphere was an electrode, drawing its current from the first white stars.
  • Extract from : « Caravans By Night » by Harry Hervey
  • That electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte is called the an-ode, while the other is the cath-ode.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of War Inventions » by Thomas W. Corbin
  • His heavy jaw dropped as he gazed at my little diaphragms, the electrode.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various

Words or expressions associated with your search


Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019