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cathode

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cath·ode /ˈkæθəʊd $ -θoʊd/ noun [countable]  TEE technical the negative electrode, marked (−), from which an electric current leaves a piece of equipment such as a battery 阴极,负极 OPP anode
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cathodeIndeed, much development work is required before cathode ray tube performance can be attained.The palladium cathode was charged with dissolved hydrogen.But it was Jen's cathode fame which burst into every restaurant, flashed into every club.Thus, reduction takes place at the cathode. 3.When oxygen diffuses into the buffer from a sample, it is reduced at the cathode.On average, the electrons travel from the cathode to the anode.Hence when a current is applied, the positively charged ions move toward the cathode carrying water molecules with them.
Origin cathode (1800-1900) Greek kathodos way down, from kata- ( → CATACLYSM) + hodos way
cath·ode nounChineseSyllable
electric current which marked electrode, Corpus (−), the negative an from


cathode
cathode /ˈkæθəʊd $ -θoʊd/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Greek
 Origin: kathodos 'way down', from kata- ( cataclysm) + hodos 'way'
technical the negative electrode, marked (-), from which an electric current leaves a piece of equipment such as a battery
   OPP  anode


cath·odeBrE /ˈkæθəʊd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkæθoʊd/ 🔊 noun (specialist) the electrode in an electrical device where reduction occurs; the negative cell and the positive electrode cell and the positive electrode in an electrolytic cell and the positive electrode in a battery 阴极;(电解池的)负极;(原电池的)正极   compare anode