[an.ode] n [Gk anodos way up, fr. ana- + hodos way] (1834) 1: the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs: as a: the positive terminal of an electrolytic cell b: the negative terminal of a galvanic cell
2: the electron-collecting electrode of an electron tube--compare cathode -- an.od.ic also an.od.al adj -- an.od.i.cal.ly also an.od.al.ly adv