Cathode
nounid
29632·updated May 18, 2026verified
a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device
polysemous
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Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Cathodes
- possessive
- Cathode's
- pluralpossessive
- Cathodes'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device
- §2
- the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
- §1 · legacy_primary
- a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical deviceDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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