"cathode" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæθ.oʊd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cathode.wav [Southern-England] Forms: cathodes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κατα- (kata-, “down”) and ὁδός (hodós, “journey, way”), forming the New Greek compound κάθοδος (káthodos, “way down, descent”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sed-}}, {{uder|en|grc|κατα-||down}} Ancient Greek κατα- (kata-, “down”), {{m|grc|ὁδός||journey, way}} ὁδός (hodós, “journey, way”), {{m|grc|κάθοδος||way down, descent}} κάθοδος (káthodos, “way down, descent”), {{coin|en|William Whewell|in=1834|nat=English|occ=polymath}} Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 Head templates: {{en-noun}} cathode (plural cathodes)
  1. (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 can have either a negative or a positive voltage with respect to anode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively). Categories (topical): Electricity Translations (electrode through which current flows outward): կաթոդ (katʿod) (Armenian), katodo (Basque), като́д (katód) [masculine] (Belarusian), като́д (katód) [masculine] (Bulgarian), càtode [masculine] (Catalan), 陰極 (Chinese Mandarin), 阴极 (yīnjí) (Chinese Mandarin), 正極 (Chinese Mandarin), 正极 (zhèngjí) (Chinese Mandarin), katoda [feminine] (Czech), kathode [feminine] (Dutch), katodo (Esperanto), katood (Estonian), katodi (Finnish), cathode [feminine] (French), cátodo [masculine] (Galician), Kathode [feminine] (German), Minuspol (German), ઋણાગ્ર (ŕṇāgra) (Gujarati), ʻūholo uila ʻine (Hawaiian), ऋणाग्र (ŕṇāgra) (Hindi), कैथोड (kaithoḍ) (Hindi), katód (Hungarian), bakskaut [neuter] (Icelandic), mínusskaut [neuter] (Icelandic), neiskaut [neuter] (Icelandic), neikvætt rafskaut [neuter] (Icelandic), katóða [feminine] (Icelandic), katode (Indonesian), catodo [masculine] (Italian), 陰極 (inkyoku) (alt: いんきょく) (Japanese), カソード (kasōdo) (Japanese), កាតូដ (kaatout) (Khmer), កាតូត (kaatout) (Khmer), 음극 (eumgeuk) (Korean), 캐소드 (kaesodeu) (Korean), katodas [masculine] (Lithuanian), като́да (katóda) [feminine] (Macedonian), pitoiho (Maori), pito hopuirahiko (Maori), ऋणाग्र (ŕṇāgra) (Marathi), katoda [feminine] (Polish), cátodo [masculine] (Portuguese), catodo [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), catódio [masculine] (Portuguese), като́д (katód) [masculine] (Russian), cátodo [masculine] (Spanish), kathodi (Swahili), katod [common-gender] (Swedish), balindas (Tagalog), като́д (katód) [masculine] (Ukrainian), âm cực (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-cathode-en-noun-MBWmuvZR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Electrochemistry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 29 21 26 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 26 25 19 30 Disambiguation of Electrochemistry: 25 20 26 29 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'electrode through which current flows outward': 49 15 16 20
  2. (chemistry) (by extension) The electrode at which chemical reduction of cations takes place, usually resulting in the deposition of metal onto the electrode.
    Sense id: en-cathode-en-noun-GGA48hek Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Electrochemistry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 29 21 26 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 26 25 19 30 Disambiguation of Electrochemistry: 25 20 26 29 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (electronics) The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube. Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-cathode-en-noun-sO2dmwcm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Electrochemistry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 29 21 26 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 26 25 19 30 Disambiguation of Electrochemistry: 25 20 26 29 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  4. (electronics) That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the n-type material of a p-n junction. Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-cathode-en-noun-O8X2dHH7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Electrochemistry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 29 21 26 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 26 25 19 30 Disambiguation of Electrochemistry: 25 20 26 29 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kathode Related terms: cation

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      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "electrode through which current flows outward",
      "word": "balindas"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "katód",
      "sense": "electrode through which current flows outward",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "като́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "electrode through which current flows outward",
      "word": "âm cực"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Michael Faraday",
    "cathode"
  ],
  "word": "cathode"
}

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