Electrode

Etymology
The word was coined by the scientist Michael Faraday from the Greek words elektron (meaning amber, from which the word electricity is derived) and hodos, a way.

Noun

 * 1) the terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit
 * 2) a collector or emitter of electric charge in a semiconducting device

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 * Icelandic: rafskaut, skaut, rafpóll, rafnemi
 * Polish: elektroda
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Related terms

 * electrode potential
 * reference electrode
 * standard electrode potential
 * standard hydrogen electrode