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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 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 | ||
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