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)

part meronym	:	electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube,
definition	:	electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope (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	:	accumulator, storage battery,
definition	:	a voltaic battery that stores electric charge (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)