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 threads are thinner than a human hair and record neural signals through 1,024 electrodes, according to Neuralink's website.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 2 June 2025
When the voltage is subsequently reversed, those ions come off the electrode, producing an electrical current.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 May 2025
Regulators determined that the jolts, delivered through electrodes strapped to a patient’s arms and legs, caused long-term harm and should no longer be used.
—Kayana Szymczak For The New York Times, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Current collectors are thin metallic layers that transport the electrons between the electrodes and the external circuit (both ways to and from the electrode).
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2025
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 2 June 2025
When the voltage is subsequently reversed, those ions come off the electrode, producing an electrical current.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 May 2025
Regulators determined that the jolts, delivered through electrodes strapped to a patient’s arms and legs, caused long-term harm and should no longer be used.
—Kayana Szymczak For The New York Times, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Current collectors are thin metallic layers that transport the electrons between the electrodes and the external circuit (both ways to and from the electrode).
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2025
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“Electrode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrode. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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