anticathode
nounUS /æn.ti.kæθ.oʊd/
Etymology From anti- + cathode.
1
Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The opposite of a cathode, an anode.
2
Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The target at which electrons from the cathode in a CRT or x-ray tube are directed.