CATHODES

Noun

cathodes

plural of cathode

Source: Wiktionary


CATHODE

Cath"ode, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physics)

Definition: The part of a voltaic battery by which the electric current leaves substances through which it passes, or the surface at which the electric current passes out of the electrolyte; the negative pole; -- opposed to anode. Faraday. Cathode ray (Phys.), a kind of ray generated at the cathode in a vacuum tube, by the electrical discharge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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