anticathode

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ cathode.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /æn.ti.kæθ.oʊd/
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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

French

Etymology

From anti- +‎ cathode.

Pronunciation

Noun

anticathode m (plural anticathodes)

  1. (physics) anode, anticathode

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