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noun
protection of ferrous metals against electrolysis by the attachment of sacrificial anodes.
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Also called electrolytic protection.
Origin of cathodic protection
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby cathodic protection
cathode glow, cathode ray, cathode rays, cathode-ray tube, cathodic, cathodic protection, cathodoluminescence, cat hole, catholic, Catholic Apostolic Church, catholicate
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British Dictionary definitions for cathodic protection
cathodic protection
noun
metallurgy a technique for protecting metal structures, such as steel ships and pipelines, from electrolytic corrosion by making the structure the cathode in a cell, either by applying an electromotive force directly or by putting it into contact with a more electropositive metalSee also sacrificial anode
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