负极 (fù jí) — negative electrode; cathode (electrical)

Definition

'Negative electrode / cathode' in batteries and electrical circuits. The opposite of 正极 ('positive electrode / anode'); in electrochemistry 负极 is where oxidation occurs.

noun
negative electrodecathode (electrical)
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Examples

  • 负极
    Diàn chí de fù jí shì zhòng yào de zǔ chéng bù fen.
    The negative electrode of a battery is an important component.
  • 负极
    Diàn liú cóng zhèng jí liú xiàng fù jí.
    Current flows from the positive pole to the negative pole.
  • 负极
    Shí yàn zhōng xū yào jiāng fù jí lián jiē hǎo.
    In the experiment, the cathode needs to be properly connected.

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