elektrolüüsil anoodi lahustumisel põhinev voolujuhtivate materjalide töötlemismeetodite üldnimetus sh elektrokeemiline kidaeemaldus, elektrokeemiline lihvimine, elektropoleerimine jt (vrd keemiline töötlus), controlled metal removal by anodic dissolution; direct current passes through film of conductive solution which separates the workpiece from the electode tool; the workpiece is the anode, and the tool is the cathode (compare: chemical machining)