負ふ極きょく

noun

negative electrode; negative pole; anode

Technical term used in electronics and electrochemistry. In a galvanic cell, the anode is the negative electrode, but in electrolysis the anode is positive; 負極 always refers to the negative terminal.

• 電でん池ちの負ふ極きょくを外はずしてください。

  Please disconnect the negative terminal of the battery.

• 負ふ極きょくから電でん子しが流ながれ出でる。

  Electrons flow out from the negative electrode.