transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-ˌthōd ]
noun
Etymology: Greek kathodos way down, from kata- + hodos way
Date: 1834
1. : the electrode of an electrochemical cell at which reduction occurs:
a. : the negative terminal of an electrolytic cell
b. : the positive terminal of a galvanic cell
2. : the electron-emitting electrode of an electron tube ; broadly : the negative electrode of a diode — compare anode
• cath·od·al ˈka-ˌthō-d ə l adjective
• cath·od·al·ly adverb
• ca·thod·ic ka-ˈthä-dik, -ˈthō- adjective
• ca·thod·i·cal·ly -di-k(ə-)lē adverb