English Explanatory Dictionary

galvanic anode

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An anode used to protect buried or submerged metal structures from corrosion, made from a metal alloy with a more "active" voltage (more negative electrochemical potential) than the metal of the protected structure, so that the anode material corrodes and is consumed in preference to the structure.

Word forms

galvanic anode galvanic anodes

Synonyms

sacrificial anode
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