cathodic

English

Alternative forms

• kathodic (dated)

Etymology

From cathode +‎ -ic. Coined by William Whewell in 1837 in a letter to Michael Faraday.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

cathodic (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Proceeding from a nerve centre; efferent.
2. (physics) Relating to, functioning as, or occurring at a cathode.

   Hypernyms: electrodic; ambiodic

   Coordinate term: anodic (−)

Derived terms

• biocathodic
• cathodically
• photocathodic

Related terms

• cathodal
• cathodally

Translations

anatomy

Catalan: catòdic

physics

Catalan: catòdic Finnish: katodinen French: cathodique (fr) Irish: catóideach Italian: catodico (it) Polish: katodowy (pl) Portuguese: catódico (pt) Romanian: catodic (ro) Russian: като́дный (ru) (katódnyj) Spanish: catódico (es)

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