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s | cathode |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun cathode is

(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.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

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    cathode

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (wikipedia cathode) (en noun)
  • (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.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)