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Definition of: electrode
(i·lek′trōd) noun Electr.
Either of the two conducting elements through which a current leaves or enters an electrolytic cell, vacuum tube, electric arc or furnace, or any non-metallic conductor; an anode or cathode. Compare illustration under ELECTRIC CELL. [<ELECTR(O) + -ODE1]
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