Anode

1. The positive electrode of a vacuum tube or solid-state device (i.e., the electrode toward which electrons move during current flow). 2. In an electrochemical cell, the ...

anode

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A positively charged electrode.

anodizing

Engineering; Electronic engineering

An electrolytic process in which a protective oxide film is deposited on the surface of a metallic body acting temporarily as the anode of the electrolytic cell.

filament

Electrical equipment; Fuel cell

A thin wire that is enclosed in the bulb of an incandescent lamp and gives off light when an electric current is passed through it.

wet cell

Electrical equipment; Fuel cell

An electric cell in which the chemical compounds that produce the current are in the form of a liquid.

incandescent lamp

Electrical equipment; Fuel cell

A lamp that produces light by connecting an electric current to a very thin wire inside a glass bulb.

electromagnetic force

Electrical equipment; Fuel cell

The forces of attraction and repulsion that electric fields have for each other and that magnetic fields have for each other.

electrolysis

Electrical equipment; Fuel cell

The process of passing an electric current through a solution in order to cause a change in the chemical compound.

fusible plug

Electrical equipment; Fuel cell

A fusible plug is a threaded metal plug, usually made out of bronze, brass, or gunmetal.

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Ernie Els

Ernie Els (born October 17, 1969) is a professional golf player from South Africa. He began to play golf at age 9, but was also actively involved with ...