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The article for

Anode

die Anode

Anode is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Anoden

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Why is it die Anode?

Anode ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -e
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Meaning

[1] Chemistry, electrochemistry: electrode where an oxidation reaction takes place

[1] Chemie, Elektrochemie: Elektrode, an der eine Oxidationsreaktion stattfindet

[2] Physics, electrical engineering, electronics: electrode that absorbs electrons that are given by the cathode

[2] Physik, Elektrotechnik, Elektronik: Elektrode, die Elektronen aufnimmt, die von der Kathode abgegeben werden; Gegenpol zur Kathode

Examples

[1] In chemistry, especially electrochemistry, an anode is the electrode on which an oxidation reaction takes place

[1] In der Chemie, insbesondere der Elektrochemie, ist eine Anode die Elektrode, an der eine Oxidationsreaktion stattfindet.

[2] In earlier years, the anode of an X -ray tube was also referred to as an anti -kit

[2] In früheren Jahren wurde die Anode einer Röntgenröhre auch als Antikathode bezeichnet.
More source examples (1)

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[2] A diode has two connections: Anode and KathodeÄ

[2] Eine Diode hat zwei Anschlüsse: Anode und Kathode.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Anode die Anoden
Genitiv der Anode der Anoden
Dativ der Anode den Anoden
Akkusativ die Anode die Anoden

Pronunciation

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