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anode
The positive electrode in an electrochemical cell (battery).

Also, the earth or ground in a cathodic protection system or the positive terminal of a diode.

This entry is located in the following unit: Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms + (page 2)
Word Entries containing the term: “anode
sacrificial anode, sacrificial metal, sacrificial protection
A piece of metal buried near a structure that is to be protected from corrosion.

The purposeful corrosion of a less desirable metal so that an adjacent preferred metal can be protected from corrosion.

This entry is located in the following unit: Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms + (page 18)