cathode
English Thesaurus
1. a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | electrode, |
definition | : | a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | cold cathode, |
definition | : | a cathode that is a source of electrons without being heated (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | photocathode, |
definition | : | a cathode that emits electrons when illuminated (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | electrolytic cell, |
definition | : | a cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen) (noun.artifact) |
2. the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | depot, terminal, terminus, |
definition | : | station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | galvanic cell, primary cell, voltaic cell, |
definition | : | an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged (noun.artifact) |
3. a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device (noun.artifact)
antonym | : | anode, |
definition | : | a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device (noun.artifact) |
4. the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current (noun.artifact)
antonym | : | anode, |
definition | : | the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current (noun.artifact) |
5. a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device (noun.artifact)
antonym | : | anode, |
definition | : | a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device (noun.artifact) |
6. the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current (noun.artifact)
antonym | : | anode, |
definition | : | the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current (noun.artifact) |
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