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adj
Proceeding from a nerve centre; efferent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Relating to, functioning as, or occurring at a cathode.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: electrodic, ambiodic
adjective
of or at or pertaining to a cathode
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: anodic
History
From cathode + -ic. Coined by William Whewell in 1837 in a letter to Michael Faraday.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
