دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: 1. one of two electrodes in an electrolytic cell;represented as the negative terminal of the cell, it is the area from which electrons flow. In a primary cell, it is the electrode that is wasted or eaten away. 2. in cathodic protection systems, an electrode to which a positive potential of electricity is applied, or a sacrificial anode, which protects a structure by forming one electrode of an electric cell.

the positively charged site in a cell. Oxidation site. The site of metal loss in corrosion.