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DictionarySeecathodenegative electrode
negative electrode[′neg·əd·iv i′lek‚trōd] (electronics) cathode (electricity) negative plate negative electrode
cath·ode (Ca, C), (kath'ōd), The negative pole of a galvanic battery or the electrode connected with it; the electrode toward which positively charged ions (cations) migrate and are reduced, and into which electrons are fed from their source (anode or generator). Compare: anode. Synonym(s): negative electrode [G. kathodos, a way down, fr. kata, down, + hodos, a way] cath·ode (C) (kath'ōd) 1. The negative pole of a galvanic battery or the electrode connected with it; the electrode to which positively charged ions (cations) migrate.
Compare: anode2. Negatively charged part of the x-ray tube head; it contains the tungsten filament.
Synonym(s): negative electrode. [G. kathodos, a way down, fr. kata, down, + hodos, a way]negative electrodeA cathode; the pole by which electric current leaves the generating source.See also: electrode |