different between electrode vs sensor

English

Etymology

Coined by British scientist Michael Faraday in 1833, first used in his Diary (laboratory notebook) from the Ancient Greek words ???????? (?lektron, “amber”) (from which the word electricity is derived) and ???? (hodós, “way”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l?k.t???d/, /i?l?k.t???d/

Noun

electrode (plural electrodes)

1. the terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit
2. a collector or emitter of electric charge in a semiconducting device

Related terms

Translations

See also

• -ode
• cathode
• anode

Anagrams

• electroed

English

Etymology

Originated 1925–30 from sense +? -or.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s?n.s?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?n.s?/
• Homophones: censer, censor
• Rhymes: -?ns?(?)

Noun

sensor (plural sensors)

1. A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

Translations

References

• “sensor”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “sensor” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "sensor" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Anagrams

• Ensors, nosers, senors, serons, snores

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English sensor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?n.z?r/
• Hyphenation: sen?sor
• Rhymes: -?nz?r
• Homophone: censor

Noun

sensor m (plural sensoren or sensors, diminutive sensortje n)

1. sensor [from ca. 1960s]

Derived terms

• bewegingssensor
• warmtesensor

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch censor, from Latin censor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?s?ns?r]
• Hyphenation: sèn?sor

Noun

sensor or sènsor

1. censor, an official responsible for the removal of objectionable or sensitive content.
2. censoring, an act of censorship.

Derived terms

• menyensor
• penyensor
• penyensoran

Etymology 2

From English sensor. Pronunciation influenced by Dutch sensor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?s?ns?r]
• Hyphenation: sèn?sor

Noun

sensor or sènsor

1. sensor, a device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

Further reading

• “sensor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin censor

Noun

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorer, definite plural sensorene)

1. a censor
2. an examiner (education, of exam papers)

Etymology 2

From English sensor

Noun

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorer, definite plural sensorene)

1. a sensor (device)

References

• “sensor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Latin censor

Noun

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorar, definite plural sensorane)

1. a censor
2. an examiner (education, of exam papers)

Etymology 2

From English sensor

Noun

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorar, definite plural sensorane)

1. a sensor (device)

References

• “sensor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Noun

sensor m (plural sensores)

1. sensor (device or organ that detects certain external stimuli)

Related terms

• senso

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sen?so?/, [s?n?so?]

Adjective

sensor (feminine sensora, masculine plural sensores, feminine plural sensoras)

1. acting as a sensor

Noun

sensor m (plural sensores)

1. sensor

Related terms

• sensorio
• sensorial

Swedish

Noun

sensor c

1. a sensor

Declension

Related terms

• temperatursensor

See also

• givare

Anagrams

• rosens, senors