Definition of Cathode
Cath´ode
n.
1.
(Physics)
The
part
of
a
voltaic
battery
by
which
the
electric
current
leaves
substances
through
which
it
passes
,
or
the
surface
at
which
the
electric
current
passes
out
of
the
electrolyte
;
the
negative
pole
; -
opposed
to
anode
.
Cathode ray
(Phys.)
a
kind
of
ray
generated
at
the
cathode
in
a
vacuum
tube
,
by
the
electrical
discharge
<- X-ray ->.
Related Words
accumulator
,
anode
,
depot
,
galvanic
cell
,
primary
cell
,
storage
battery
,
terminal
,
terminus
,
voltaic
cell
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