e·lec·trode

[ih-lek-trohd]
noun Electricity.
a conductor, not necessarily metallic, through which a current enters or leaves a nonmetallic medium, as an electrolytic cell, arc generator, vacuum tube, or gaseous discharge tube.
Origin:
1825–35; electr- + -ode2

Related forms
in·ter·e·lec·trode, noun
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electrode (ɪˈlɛktrəʊd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  a conductor through which an electric current enters or leaves an electrolyte, an electric arc, or an electronic valve or tube
2.  an element in a semiconducting device that emits, collects, or controls the movement of electrons or holes

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Word Origin & History

electrode
1834, coined by Eng. physicist and chemist Michael Faraday (1791-1867) from electro- (see electric) + Gk. hodos "way" (see cede).
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electrode e·lec·trode (ĭ-lěk'trōd')
n.

  1. A solid electric conductor through which an electric current enters or leaves an electrolytic cell or other medium.

  2. A collector or emitter of electric charge or of electric-charge carriers, as in a semiconducting device.

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electrode   (ĭ-lěk'trōd')  Pronunciation Key 
A conductor through which an electric current enters or leaves a substance (or a vacuum) whose electrical characteristics are being measured, used, or manipulated. Electrodes can be used to detect electrical activity such as brain waves. Terminal points in electrical components such as transistors, diodes, and batteries are electrodes.
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Example sentences
Instead, it flows through a series of pillars on its way across the electrode
  and membrane.
For example, at the sulfur electrode, each sulfur atom can host two lithium
  ions.
Electricity is introduced through an electrode on the inmate's head.
When current flowed through the electrode, it vaporized both the graphite and
  its lanthanum oxide filling.
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