anticathode

American  

[an-tee-kath-ohd, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈkæθ oʊd, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

1. the positive plate of an x-ray or other electron tube serving as the target for electrons coming from the cathode, which cause it to emit high-frequency radiations.

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anticathode British  

/ ˌæntɪˈkæθəʊd /

noun

1. the target electrode for the stream of electrons in a vacuum tube, esp an X-ray tube

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Etymology

Origin of anticathode

First recorded in 1905–10; anti- + cathode

Example Sentences

Thomson adopts an analogous idea, and states the precise way in which the pulsations may be produced at the moment when the electrified particles forming the cathode rays suddenly strike the anticathode wall.

From The New Physics and Its Evolution by Poincaré, Lucien