cath
/kæθ/
cath is the clipping of cathode.
cath is the clipping of catheter.
cath is the clipping of cathinone.
cath is the clipping of Catholic.
cath is the clipping of catheterize.
Meaning of cathode
Noun
cathode (plural cathodes)
- An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage with respect to anode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
- The electrode at which chemical reduction of cations takes place, usually resulting in the deposition of metal onto the electrode.
- The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
- That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the n-type material of a p-n junction.
Meaning of catheter
Noun
catheter (plural catheters)
- A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.
- And I humbly hope, that the Deſcription, and the Method of uſing this Catheter, will be a means of reviving an Operation ſo happily begun, and calculated for the Good of thoſe that are afflicted with the Stone in the Bladder.1741 August–December, Archibald Cleland, “XXVI. A Description of a Catheter, Made to Remedy the Inconveniencies Which Occasioned the Leaving Off the High Operation for the Stone; …”, in Philosophical...
Proper noun capitalized: Cath
Cath
- A diminutive of the female given name Catherine.
Forms of cath
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | caths |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | caths |
| present participle | cathing |
| past participle | cathed |
| past | cathed |
Origin of cath
Clippings of various words, based on their shared prefix cath-, primarily from Ancient Greek κᾰθ’ (kăth’), κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ, whence English cata-); the cath- in cathinone is from Catha, the genus name of Catha edulis, a Latinization of Arabic قات (qāt), the plant's native name (whence English khat).
Clipping of Catherine.
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Questions about cath
- What does cath mean?
- Cath means a diminutive of the female given name Catherine.
- What is cath the clipping of?
- Cath is the clipping of cathode.
- What part of speech is cath?
- Cath is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce cath?
- Cath is pronounced /kæθ/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cath (page history and authors); Cath (page history and authors); cathode (page history and authors); catheter (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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