electrodes

[ih-lek-trohd]

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

in·ter·e·lec·trode, noun
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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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