The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ANODE , but the solution may also be POLE which is one of the most recent solution (2010 in New York Times).
It may be + or - crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ANODE | 17 % | 5 |
| BATTERYTERMINAL | 17 % | 15 |
| POLE | 17 % | 4 |
| REPORTCARDGRADE | 17 % | 15 |
| ION | 17 % | 3 |
| MARGINOFERROR | 17 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: It may be + or -
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- game
- live
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Crossword Answer definitions
ANODE noun- 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 negative or a positive voltage.
- (by extension) The electrode at which chemical oxidation of anions takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of metal from the electrode.
- The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the cathode in a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
- That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the p-type material of a p-n junction.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ANODE
- Battery end
- Battery part
- Battery terminal
- Negative terminal
- Positive pole
- Cell terminal
- Electrochemically conductive battery component
- Electrolytic cell part
- Battery bit
- Jumper cable end
More clues leading to the result BATTERYTERMINAL
- It may be + or -
- Cathode, e.g.
- Post under a hood
- Where to attach a jumper cable
- 1-Across or 61-Across, for example
- Plus or minus thing
- Anode or cathode
- Certain electrical contact
More clues leading to the result POLE
- Flag holder
- Kind of lamp
- Upright rod
- Firehouse feature
- Kind of bean or lamp
- Vaulter's need
- End of the world
- Pope John Paul II, for one
- Kind of cat
- Certain dancer's prop
More clues leading to the result REPORTCARDGRADE
More clues leading to the result ION
- Charged particle
- It may be positive or negative
- It's charged
- Charged atom
- It's all charged up
- Kind of exchange
- Smoke-detector output
- It's not free of charge
- Saturn compact
- "Positively Entertaining" TV channel