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electrode

Any terminal by which an electric current passes in or out of a conducting substance; for example, the anode or cathode in an electrolytic cell. The anode is the positive electrode and the cathode is the negative electrode.

The terminals that emit and collect the flow of electrons in thermionic valves (electron tubes) are also called electrodes: for example, cathodes, plates (anodes), and grids.



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20) Two silver chloride surface electrodes 10 mm in diameter and with centers approximately 25 mm apart were placed over the belly of the posterior deltoid muscle midway between the posterior lateral edge of the acromion and the deltoid insertion point; a third surface electrode was placed over the acromion as a ground electrode.
The first spark jumps from the center electrode to the ground electrode of the plug," says Arens, "while the next jumps from the ground electrode to the center electrode.
1) A technology of forming through hole and filling metal electrode in the hole for connecting surface source electrodes to the backside ground electrode, that enables to reduce the parasitic inductance, and thus, to improve high frequency performance.
 
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