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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 meronymelectrolytic cell, electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube


Antonymsanode

2. cathode (artifact) the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current


Broader (hypernym)depot, terminal, terminus


Part meronymaccumulator, galvanic cell, primary cell, storage battery, voltaic cell


Antonymsanode









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