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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryan·ode \ˈa-ˌnōd\ noun ETYMOLOGY  Greek anodos way up, from ana- + hodos way
 DATE  1834
1. the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation occurs: as  a. the positive terminal of an electrolytic cell  b. the negative terminal of a galvanic cell2. the electron-collecting electrode of an electron tube; broadly : the positive electrode of a diode — compare cathode• an·od·ic  \a-ˈnä-dik\ also an·od·al  \-ˈnō-dəl\ adjective• an·od·i·cal·ly  \-di-k(ə-)lē\ also an·od·al·ly  \-dəl-ē\ adverb
English Etymologyanode  1834, coined from Gk. anodos "way up," from ana "up" + hodos "way" (see cede). Proposed by the Rev. William Whewell (17941866), Eng. polymath, and published by Eng. chemist and physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867). So called from the path the electrical current was thought to take. Anodize is recorded from 1931.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7anodeanode / 5AnEud; NAmE 5Anoud / noun   (technical 术语) the electrode in an electrical device where oxidation occurs; the positive electrode in an electrolytic cell and the negative electrode in a battery   阳极；正极⇨ compare cathode
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedan·ode\ˈaˌnōd\ noun(-s)Etymology: Greek anodos way up, rise, from ana- + hodos road; from the belief that the electric current passes from east to west — more at cede1. : the electrode at which electrons leave a device to enter the external circuit — opposed to cathode2.  a. : the positive terminal of an electrolytic cell b. : the negative terminal of a primary cell or of a storage battery that is delivering current c. : the electron-collecting electrode of an electron tube : plate

The Electrode Cell From Positive Terminal Anode Noun