Electrode

An electrode is a conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e.g. a semiconductor, an electrolyte or a vacuum). The word was coined by the scientist Michael Faraday from the Greek words elektron (meaning amber, whence the word electricity is derived) and hodos, a way .

Related Topics:
Conductor - Circuit - Semiconductor - Electrolyte - Vacuum - Michael Faraday - Greek - Amber - Electricity

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