Cathode - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Cathode :  (noun)
1: a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons in an electrical device [ant: anode]
2: the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current [ant: anode]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Cathode :  Electrode at which reduction occurs In a cathode ray tube, the negative electrode.

Based on the Online Chemistry Dictionary [Chemistry]:

Cathode :  electrode where

Based on the Online Chemistry Dictionary [Chemistry]:

Cathode :  Electrode at which reduction occurs In a cathode ray tube, the negative electrode.

Based on the Online Chemistry Dictionary [Chemistry]:

Cathode :  electrode where

Based on the Online Chemistry Dictionary [Chemistry]:

Example Usage of Cathode

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govizin: Create Wonderful #Light #Painting Art Using A Cold Cathode http://bit.ly/7OJa7e
only_kayla: and for that matter, the electron gun thing has me stumped as all get go... seriusly, how do i get the electrons to shoot off the Cathode?
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