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Metallic vs Electrode - What's the difference?

metallic | electrode |

As nouns the difference between metallic and electrode

is that metallic is a color while electrode is the terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.

As a adjective metallic

is made of, appearing to be made of, resembling, or related to metal.

metallic

English

Alternative forms

* metallick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made of, appearing to be made of, resembling, or related to metal.

    • Derived terms

    * intermetallic * metallically * metallicity

    Related terms

    * metal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A color
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    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