anodizing
|an-o-di-zing|
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/ˈænəˌdaɪzɪŋ/
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/ˈænədaɪzɪŋ/
(anodize)
create oxide layer
Etymology
'anodize' originates from Greek via 19th-century scientific English, specifically the word 'anode', where 'anodos' meant 'upward way'.
'anodize' developed in the 19th century by combining the adjective/root 'anodic' (from 'anode') with the verb-forming suffix '-ize', forming 'anodize' to mean 'treat by means of an anode'; it eventually came into regular technical use as the term for the electrolytic process that creates oxide films.
Initially it referred to things relating to the 'anode' or the action of making something an anode; over time it came to mean specifically 'to form a protective oxide layer on a metal surface by electrochemical means', which is the current technical sense.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the electrochemical process of forming a protective oxide layer on a metal surface (especially aluminum) by making it the anode in an electrolytic cell.
Anodizing increases corrosion resistance and allows the surface to be dyed.
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Noun 2
the oxide coating produced on a metal surface as a result of anodizing.
The anodizing on the aluminum frame provided a durable finish.
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Verb 1
to subject (a metal) to anodizing; to form an oxide film on the metal surface by making it the anode in an electrolytic process.
They are anodizing the aluminum panels to improve durability.
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Last updated: 2025/08/17 12:07