Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "cathode material").
Definitionen
cathodesubstantiv
The electrode in an electrical device where reduction occurs, typically the negative terminal in a battery or the positive terminal in an electrolytic cell.
In a galvanic cell, the cathode is the site where the reduction reaction takes place.
The negatively charged electrode through which electrons enter an electrical device or from which they are emitted, as in vacuum tubes and cathode-ray tubes.
The heated cathode emits electrons that strike the screen in a cathode-ray tube.
cathodeadjektiv
Relating to or situated at a cathode.
The engineers examined the cathode surface for signs of corrosion.