Word: anticathodes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
ti
ca
thodes
Definition: Plural of anticathode. The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Related to antiparticles; with the same mass but with opposite physical charges (such as electric charge)
Affix: cathode
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κατα-
Language: grc
Decoded: kata-
Meaning: down
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.