n. the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs
n. the electrode through which current flows into a device or cell (the positive terminal of an electrolytic cell or the negative terminal of a galvanic cell)
n. the terminal through which current flows into a diode when current is in the forward direction regardless of the direction the current is actually flowing
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole; -- opposed to cathode.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The positive pole of a voltaic current; that pole at which the current enters an electrolytic cell: opposed to cathode, the point at which it departs.
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n. the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
n. a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
Word Usage
"The thin anode wires have a diameter of about a tenth of a millimetre and are placed about one or a few millimetres apart."