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Membrane vs Electrode - What's the difference?

membrane | electrode |

As nouns the difference between membrane and electrode

is that membrane is membrane while electrode is electrode.

membrane

English

(wikipedia membrane)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal).
  • A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
  • A flexible or semi-flexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.

    • Derived terms

    * neomembrane

    electrode

    English

    (wikipedia electrode)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit
  • a collector or emitter of electric charge in a semiconducting device

    • Related terms

    * electrode potential * reference electrode * standard electrode potential * standard hydrogen electrode

    See also

    * -ode * cathode * anode