"cathode" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

A negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device (synset 102988154)
is a type of: electrode - a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit
subtypes:
- cold cathode - a cathode that is a source of electrons without being heated
- photocathode - a cathode that emits electrons when illuminated
is a part of:
- electrolytic cell - a cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen)
- electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube - electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
The positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current (synset 102988392)
is a type of: depot, terminal, terminus - station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
is a part of:
- accumulator, storage battery - a voltaic battery that stores electric charge
- galvanic cell, primary cell, voltaic cell - an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged