anticathode

English

Alternative forms

• antikathode (archaic)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)

Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.

English anti-

English cathode

English anticathode

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

anode — see anode

the target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed

• Polish: antykatoda f
• Portuguese: anticátodo m, anticatodo m

French

Etymology

From anti- +‎ cathode.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ti.ka.tɔd/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

anticathode m (plural anticathodes)

1. (physics) anode, anticathode

Further reading

• “anticathode”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012