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Electrode vs Sensor - What's the difference?

electrode | sensor |

As nouns the difference between electrode and sensor

is that electrode is the terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit while sensor is a device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

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

    sensor

    English

    (wikipedia sensor)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

    • References

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