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
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The neuronal structures sit on a mesh of electrodes, which capture neural signals to send to the mallets.
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Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
The implants bypass the almost unimaginably complex sensory structures of the cochlea with relatively simple electrodes.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The cats were wired up with electrodes to monitor brain activity and put through a bootcamp of sorts.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
This is also true for graphite, used in battery electrodes and a variety of industrial applications.
—Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
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Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
The implants bypass the almost unimaginably complex sensory structures of the cochlea with relatively simple electrodes.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
The cats were wired up with electrodes to monitor brain activity and put through a bootcamp of sorts.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
This is also true for graphite, used in battery electrodes and a variety of industrial applications.
—Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Electrode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrode. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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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
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