Cathode Definition

kăthōd
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noun
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In an electron tube, the negatively charged electron emitter.
Webster's New World
In an electroplating cell, the negatively charged electrode, from which current flows.
Webster's New World
In a battery that is a source of electric current, as a dry cell or storage battery, the positive electrode which receives the electrons from the external circuit.
Webster's New World
(electronics) The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
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Origin of Cathode

  • Greek kathodos descent kat-, kata- cata- hodos way, path

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek κάθοδος (kathodos, “descent, way down”).

    From Wiktionary

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