Cathole vs Cathode - What's the difference?
cathole | cathode |
a small pit, dug in the earth by hikers etc in order to bury faeces
(nautical) either of two circular holes cut in the stern of a sailing man of war on the level of the capstan, used for the passage of stern hawsers
(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It usually, but not always, has a negative voltage.
(chemistry, by extension) The electrode at which chemical reduction of cations takes place, usually resulting in the deposition of metal onto the electrode.
(electronics) The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a .
(electronics) That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the n-type material of a p-n junction.
