Glossary

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Anode
An anode is an electrode through which (positive) electric current flows into a polarized electrical device. Electrons flow in the opposite direction to the positive electric current.
Electrode
In electronics, an electrode is a conductor used to make contact with a non-metallic part of a circuit
Cathode
A cathode is an electrode through which (negative) electric current flows out of a polarized
electrical device.
X-ray
An X-ray (or Röntgen ray) is a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 to 0.01 nanometers. X-rays are a form of ionizing radiation and as such can be dangerous. In many languages it is called Röntgen radiation after one of the first investigators of the X-rays, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.