cathodic

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adjective

Proceeding from a nerve centre; efferent.

Opposite
anodic
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Meanings

adjectivecathodic (not comparable)

alternative archaic kathodic

  1. not comparableanatomyProceeding from a nerve centre; efferent.
  2. not comparablenatural sciencesRelating to, functioning as, or occurring at a cathode.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or at or pertaining to a cathode

Opposite
anodic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cathode + -ic. Coined by William Whewell in 1837 in a letter to Michael Faraday.

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Translations

Catalan catòdic, catòdic
  • catòdicanatomy
  • catòdicphysics
Finnish katodinen
  • katodinenphysics
French cathodique
  • cathodiquephysics
Irish catóideach
  • catóideachphysics
Italian catodico
  • catodicophysics
Polish katodowy
  • katodowyphysics
Portuguese catódico
  • catódicophysics
Romanian catodic
  • catodicphysics
Russian като́дный
  • като́дный (katódnyj)physics
Spanish catódico
  • catódicophysics

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chactoid
Cite this entry
APA

cathodic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cathodic

MLA

“cathodic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cathodic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cathodic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cathodic.

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