Meaning Of The Word Cathode

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cathode
countable noun: A cathode is the negative electrode in a cell such as a battery. Compare anode.

cathode in American English
in an electroplating cell, the negatively charged electrode, from which current flows
noun: the electrode or terminal by which current leaves an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc

cathode in British English
noun: the negative electrode in an electrolytic cell; the electrode by which electrons enter a device from an external circuit

cathode in Electrical Engineering
noun: The cathode of an electrical device is the negative electrode, which is the element that provides the flow of electrons.

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