cath‧ode /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 Antonym : anode [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲