anodic

US: (an od′ik)

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an•od•ic  (an od′ik), adj. 

1. Electricity, Physics pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.

• 1830–40; anode + -ic

an•od′i•cal•ly, an•od•al•ly  (a nōd′l ē), adv. 

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an•ode /ˈænoʊd/   n. [countable]

1. Electricity the electrode or terminal by which current enters a cell, such as a battery, etc.
2. Electricity the negative terminal of a cell or battery.
3. Electricity the positive terminal, electrode, or element of an electron tube.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

an•ode  (an′ōd), n. 

1. Electricity the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
2. Electricity the negative terminal of a voltaic cell or battery.
3. Electricity the positive terminal, electrode, or element of an electron tube or electrolytic cell.

• Greek ánodos way up, equivalent. to an- an-³ + hodós way, road
• 1825–35

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anode / ˈænəʊd/ noun

1. the positive electrode in an electrolytic cell
2. the negative terminal of a primary cell
   Compare cathode

Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek anodos a way up, from hodos a way; alluding to the movement of the current to or from the positive pole

anodal / eɪˈnəʊd^əl/, anodic / əˈnɒdɪk/ adjective