anodal, a.
(ˈænəʊdəl)
[f. anode + -al.]
Pertaining to the anode; anodal closure contraction: see A.C.C. (s.v. A III).
| 1882 Athenæum 8 July 50/3 The character (anodal or kathodal) of the electric charge. 1886 Buck Handbk. Med. Sci. II. 651/1 The second, anodal closure contraction, occurs when the anode is applied to the nerve or muscle. |
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Add: Hence aˈnodally adv., towards the anode; by the anode.
| 1926 Amer. Jrnl. Physiol. LXXVIII. 637 The cathode is not totally blocking the anodally decremented wave. 1942 Jrnl. Neurophysiol. V. 149 Unintentional recording of anodally increased negative after-potential..resulted in the misinterpretations of experimental observations. 1990 Jrnl. Molluscan Stud. LVI. 317/2 We based loci differentiation on clear differential migration distances. All loci, except Got-1 and Mdh migrated anodally. |