galvanic anode

noun

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.

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sacrificial anode
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Meanings

noungalvanic anode (plural galvanic anodes)

plural galvanic anodes

  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.

    Synonyms: sacrificial anode

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn 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.

Similar
sacrificial anode
Also see
sacrificial anode
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