anticathode

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ cathode

Noun

anticathode (plural anticathodes)

1. (electrochemistry) The opposite of a cathode, an anode.
2. (electronics) The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.

Translations

anode — see anode

the target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed

• Polish: antykatoda f
• Portuguese: anticátodo m, anticatodo m

French

Etymology

From anti- +‎ cathode.

Pronunciation

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Noun

anticathode m (plural anticathodes)

1. (physics) anode, anticathode

Further reading

• “anticathode”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.