Ancient Greek dictionary · noun

ᾠδή

the art of singing

Transliteration: ode

Dictionary forms: ᾠδή, ᾠδῆς

Inflection: first declension

Meaning and definitions

1. the art of singing
2. song; ode
3. theme of a song
4. legend; tale; story
5. spell; incantation

Connected roots

• -ody

  song

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• tragedy

  a play or event dealing with tragic events and an unhappy ending

• melody

  a sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying

• electrode

  The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.

• diode

  An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.

• cathode

  An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage with respect to anode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).

• anode

  An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).

• triode

  A thermionic valve containing an anode, a cathode, and a control grid; small changes to the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode, which makes amplification possible.

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