anode

electrode through which conventional current flows into a polarized electrical device
class role Q181232
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anode

Summary

anode is a role[1]. anode draws 1,083 Wikipedia views per month (role category, ranking #18 of 143).[2]

Key Facts

  • anode's instance of is recorded as role[3].
  • anode is a type of electrode[4].
  • anode is part of vacuum tube[5].
  • anode is part of gas-filled tube[6].
  • anode is part of diode[7].
  • anode is part of light-emitting diode[8].
  • anode is part of silicon controlled rectifier[9].
  • anode is part of thyristor[10].
  • anode is part of battery[11].
  • anode's Commons category is recorded as Anodes[12].
  • anode is the opposite of cathode[13].
  • anode's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • anode's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[15].
  • anode's different from is recorded as Q100891314[16].
  • anode's named by is recorded as William Whewell[17].

Why It Matters

anode draws 1,083 Wikipedia views per month (role category, ranking #18 of 143).[2] anode has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] anode is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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