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cathode meaning in Nepali

क्याथोड

/ˈkæθ.oʊd/

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cathode in Nepali: क्याथोड, काथोड, केथोड. In English, cathode means 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).

Nepali words for cathode

क्याथोड, काथोड, केथोड

English meaning of cathode

  1. noun 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).
  2. noun The electrode at which chemical reduction of cations takes place, usually resulting in the deposition of metal onto the electrode.
  3. noun The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
  4. noun That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the n-type material of a p-n junction.

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Questions about cathode in Nepali

What is the meaning of cathode in Nepali?
Cathode in Nepali is क्याथोड, काथोड, केथोड.
cathode को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
Cathode: क्याथोड, काथोड, केथोड.
What does cathode mean in English?
Cathode means 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).

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Nepali words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “cathode”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: cathode (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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