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Definition of cathode

Cathode
Cathode Cath"ode, n. [Gr. ? descent; ? down + ? way.] (Physics) 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

Meaning of cathode from wikipedia

- A cathode is the electrode from which a conventional current leaves a polarized electrical device such as a lead-acid battery. This definition can be...
- A cathode-ray tube (CRT) is a vacuum tube containing one or more electron guns, which emit electron beams that are mani****ted to display images on a...
- Cathode rays or electron beams (e-beam) are streams of electrons observed in discharge tubes. If an evacuated gl**** tube is equipped with two electrodes...
- Cathodic protection (CP; /kæˈθɒdɪk/ ) is a technique used to control the corrosion of a metal surface by making it the cathode of an electrochemical cell...
- In vacuum tubes and gas-filled tubes, a hot cathode or thermionic cathode is a cathode electrode which is heated to make it emit electrons due to thermionic...
- A cold cathode is a cathode that is not electrically heated by a filament. A cathode may be considered "cold" if it emits more electrons than can be supplied...
- A Nixie tube (English: /ˈnɪk.siː/ NIK-see), or cold cathode display, is an electronic device used for displaying numerals or other information using glow...
- heated electron-emitting cathode and an anode. Electrons can flow in only one direction through the device – from the cathode to the anode. Adding one...
- Cathodic arc deposition or Arc-PVD is a physical vapor deposition technique in which an electric arc is used to vaporize material from a cathode target...
- the electrical circuit through the cathode into the non-metallic part of the electrochemical cell. At the cathode, the reduction reaction takes place...