Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cathodic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: ca-thod-ic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Proceeding from a nerve centre; efferent.

adj

Relating to, functioning as, or occurring at a cathode.

Etymology

From cathode + -ic. Coined by William Whewell in 1837 in a letter to Michael Faraday.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cathode

Inflected Forms

kathodic (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

biocathodic cathodically photocathodic

Frequently Paired Words

cathodal cathodally anodic

Questions

What does cathodic mean?: Proceeding from a nerve centre; efferent.
Where does cathodic come from?: From cathode + -ic. Coined by William Whewell in 1837 in a letter to Michael Faraday.

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