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 2,820 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 2,820 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 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iev number → 482-02-27, 151-13-02
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8855]]: 151-13-02, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/102056083|anode (#102056083)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3984|IEC 60050]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00004388n
    Treccani's enciclopedia italiana id → —
    Openalex id → —
    De agostini id → —
    + 80 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007294845205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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