anticathode

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US/æn.ti.kæθ.oʊd/

noun

The opposite of a cathode, an anode.

OriginEnglish cathode ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti →
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Meanings

nounanticathode (plural anticathodes)

plural anticathodes · alternative archaic antikathode

  1. chemistryThe opposite of a cathode, an anode.
  2. businessThe target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Englishcathode
  8. Englishanticathode

From anti- + cathode.

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Translations

Polish antykatoda
  • antykatodathe target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed
Portuguese anticátodo, anticatodo
  • anticátodothe target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed
  • anticatodothe target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed
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APA

anticathode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticathode

MLA

“anticathode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticathode. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticathode,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticathode.

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