💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cathode a"
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| canal ray | — |
| platinodenoun | (physics, dated) A cathode. |
| anodenoun | (electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively). |
| cathodic | (physics) Relating to, functioning as, or occurring at a cathode. |
| diodenoun | (electronics) An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier. |
| electrodenoun | The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit. |
| filamentnoun | A fine thread or wire. |
| gridnoun | A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire. |
| heaternoun | A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building. |
| photocathodenoun | (physics) A cathode that emits electrons when exposed to light. |
| screennoun | A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous. |
| a batterynoun | (dated, electronics) A battery used to heat the filament or cathode heaters of electron tubes. |
| anticathodenoun | (electronics) The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed. |
| catelectrotonusnoun | The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode when a current is passed through it. |
| cathode-ray tubenoun | Alternative form of cathode ray tube. [(electronics) A vacuum tube that displays still or moving images (such as for a television), by controlling the direction of a cathode ray emitted towards the front of the tube. The front is coated by a layer of fluorescent material, so that it emits light when struck by the beam.] |
| cathode raynoun | (electricity) A ray consisting of a stream of electrons in a vacuum tube that are emitted by the cathode and accelerated towards the anode by an electric field. |
| cathode rays | (electricity) A ray consisting of a stream of electrons in a vacuum tube that are emitted by the cathode and accelerated towards the anode by an electric field. |
| cathodic protection | a technique used to control the corrosion of a metal surface by making it the cathode of an electrochemical cell. |
| catholytenoun | (flow batteries) The liquid cathode |
| cationnoun | (physical chemistry) A positively charged ion: one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis. |
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