anticathode

anticathode
/an'tee kath"ohd, an'tuy-/, n.
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.
[1905-10; ANTI- + CATHODE]

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