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Noun: electrode  i'lek,trowd
  1. A conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit
    "The technician attached the electrodes to the battery terminals"

Derived forms: electrodes

Type of: conductor

Part of: battery, electric battery, electrolytic cell, electron tube, electronic equipment, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube

Encyclopedia: Electrode