anticathode

anticathode

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider.
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

    French

    Etymology

      From anti- +‎ cathode.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      anticathode m (plural anticathodes)

      1. (physics) anode, anticathode

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