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cathodic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Proceeding from a nerve centre; efferent.
  2. (not-comparable) Relating to, functioning as, or occurring at a cathode.

Forms

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kathodic alternative, archaic lexicographic

Coordinates

anodic

Deriveds

cathodically · photocathodic · biocathodic

Hypernyms

ambiodic · electrodic

Relateds

cathodally · cathodal

Translations (11)

ca catòdic (anatomy) · ga catóideach (physics) · ca catòdic (physics) · ru като́дный (physics) · es catódico (physics) · ro catodic (physics) · fr cathodique (physics) · fi katodinen (physics) · it catodico (physics) · pt catódico (physics) · pl katodowy (physics)

wikipedia: Michael Faraday