électrode

Definitions of électrode
  1. noun
    a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit
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    types:
    anode
    a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
    cathode
    a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device
    récepteur
    the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes
    type of:
    conducteur électrique, corps conducteur
    a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
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