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cathode

/ˈkæθ.oʊd/

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noun

Cátodo

Examples :

"Electrons flowed into the cathode of the battery as it charged. "

Los electrones fluyeron hacia el cátodo de la batería mientras se cargaba.

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noun

Cátodo

(by extension) The electrode at which chemical reduction of cations takes place, usually resulting in the deposition of metal onto the electrode.

Examples :

"During electrolysis, copper ions in the solution move to the cathode, where they gain electrons and form a solid copper coating. "

Durante la electrólisis, los iones de cobre en la solución se mueven hacia el cátodo, donde ganan electrones y forman un revestimiento de cobre sólido.

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noun

Cátodo

The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.

Examples :

"In older televisions, the cathode inside the picture tube shot electrons onto the screen to create the picture. "

En los televisores antiguos, el cátodo dentro del tubo de imagen disparaba electrones a la pantalla para crear la imagen.

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noun

Cátodo

That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the n-type material of a p-n junction.

Examples :

"In the LED circuit we built in class, the cathode, connected to the n-type semiconductor, was marked with a shorter lead. "

En el circuito LED que construimos en clase, el cátodo, conectado al semiconductor de tipo n, estaba marcado con un terminal más corto.

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