負ふ電でん極きょく

noun

negative electrode; cathode

Technical term used in electronics and electrochemistry. In a discharging battery, the negative electrode is the anode; in an electrolytic cell, it is the cathode. Context determines the exact English equivalent.

• 電でん池ちでは、負ふ電でん極きょくから電でん子しが流ながれ出でる。

  In a battery, electrons flow out from the negative electrode.

• 負ふ電でん極きょくの材ざい料りょうにはリチウムが使つかわれることが多おおい。

  Lithium is often used as the material for the negative electrode.