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

Derived forms: cathodes

See also: cathodic

Type of: depot, electrode, terminal, terminus

Antonym: anode

Part of: accumulator, electrolytic cell, electron tube, galvanic cell, primary cell, storage battery, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube, voltaic cell

Encyclopedia: Cathode

• oneiric
• oneirism
• oneiromancer
• oneiromancy
• oneness
• onerous
• onerously
• onerousness
• oneself
• onetime
• ongoing
• ONI
• onion
• onion bagel
• onion bread
• onion butter
• onion dome
• onion louse
• onion mildew
• onion plant
• onion roll
• onion salt
• onion smut
• onion stem
• onion thrips