Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Proceeding downward: applied to the efferent course of action of the nervous influence. G. S. Hall. Also spelled
kathodic . - Of or pertaining to the cathode: as, the cathodic discharge in a vacuum-tube. Also spelled
kathodic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Physiol.) A term applied to the centrifugal, or efferent, course of the nervous influence.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Proceeding from a
nerve centre;efferent - adjective physics Of or pertaining to a
cathode
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or at or pertaining to a cathode
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Examples
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They're also protected from corrosion and tested regularly using a specialized process known as cathodic protection, he said.
billingsgazette.com 2009
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The system, called cathodic protection, keeps rust from forming and corroding the metal walls.
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Seems the electrical field from the lines penetrates past the six feet of earth protecting the pipelines and accelerates the cathodic erosion of the steel pipelines.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2009
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Lenard had already been acknowledged the year before (1905) for elucidating other interesting properties of the cathodic rays, such as their ability to penetrate thin metal foils and produce fluorescence.
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The plan should also include a schedule for the prompt proposal of regulations for adequate corrosion control of hazardous liquid and natural gas pipelines, including cathodic protection.
Memorandum On Pipeline Safety Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2000
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· For trainees to become aware of the proper cathodic protection for boats in salt water
Chapter 8 1983
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The impurities accompanying the synthetic tannin, _i. e._, salts, free sulphuric acid, and some phenols, migrated anodic and cathodic respectively, according to their charges.
Synthetic Tannins Georg Grasser
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Especially the first stage of the electro-osmosis produces a cathodic migration of the phenols, which may then be detected at a cathode by means of the iron and bromine reactions.
Synthetic Tannins Georg Grasser
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We also spent $58,179 primarily to install a cathodic protection system at our Waxahachie system, which will lengthen the expected life of the system.
unknown title 2011
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Corrpro Companies, Inc., a subsidiary of Insituform Technologies, Inc., is the leading provider of cathodic protection systems and engineering services in North America and also has operations in Europe and the Middle East.
unknown title 2011
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