cathodic

English

Alternative forms

• kathodic (dated)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

cathodic (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Proceeding from a nerve centre; efferent.
2. (physics) Of or pertaining to a cathode.

Derived terms

• biocathodic
• cathodically
• photocathodic

Translations

anatomy

physics

• Catalan: catòdic
• Finnish: katodinen
• French: cathodique (fr)
• Irish: catóideach
• Italian: catodico (it)
• Polish: katodowy (pl)
• Portuguese: catódico (pt)
• Romanian: catodic (ro)
• Russian: като́дный (ru) (katódnyj)
• Spanish: catódico (es)

See also

• ambiodic
• anodic

Anagrams

• chactoid