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cathode
English
Alternative forms
- kathode
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????- (kata-, “down”) and ???? (hodós, “journey, way”), forming the New Greek compound ??????? (káthodos, “to go down”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kæ?.o?d/
Noun
cathode (plural cathodes)
- (electricity) 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 usually, but not always, has a positive voltage.
- (chemistry, by extension) The electrode at which chemical reduction of cations takes place, usually resulting in the deposition of metal onto the electrode.
- (electronics) The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
- (electronics) That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the n-type material of a p-n junction.
Coordinate terms
- anode
Derived terms
Related terms
- cation
Translations
French
Noun
cathode f (plural cathodes)
- cathode
Further reading
- “cathode” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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cations
English
Noun
cations
- plural of cation
Anagrams
- Catinos, Costain, actions, atonics, costain
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.tj??/
Noun
cations m
- plural of cation
Anagrams
- actions, contais
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