English noun: cathode |
1. | cathode (artifact) a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device |
|
| Broader (hypernym) | electrode |
|
| Narrower (hyponym) | cold cathode, photocathode |
|
| Part meronym | electrolytic cell, electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube |
|
| Antonyms | anode |
|
2. | cathode (artifact) the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current |
|
| Broader (hypernym) | depot, terminal, terminus |
|
| Part meronym | accumulator, galvanic cell, primary cell, storage battery, voltaic cell |
|
| Antonyms | anode |
|