electrode

noun

elec·​trode i-ˈlek-ˌtrōd 

1

: a conductor used to establish electrical contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit

2

: an element in a semiconductor device (such as a transistor) that emits or collects electrons or holes or controls their movements

Examples of electrode in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, the device remains a laboratory prototype based on an individual molecule held between gold electrodes. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Issagholyan built out a 24-session plan to course-correct, involving twice weekly visits in which I would be chiropractically adjusted, my jaw cold-lasered to promote cellular regeneration and my back muscles stimulated by electrodes. — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

The Phantom implant includes two rows of electrodes embedded in flexible medical silicone, with a disk of electronics at one end to process and send a wireless signal. — Greg Uyeno, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2026

To build the device, the researchers sandwiched the TCPP-HOF layer between two conductive MXene electrodes. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing electrode

• inter-electrode

Rhymes for electrode

• interelectrode

Kids Definition

electrode

noun

elec·​trode i-ˈlek-ˌtrōd 

: a conductor (as a metal or carbon) used to make electrical contact with a part of an electrical circuit that is not metallic

Medical Definition

electrode

noun

elec·​trode i-ˈlek-ˌtrōd 

: a conductor used to establish electrical contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit