cation
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰτῐόν (katión), neuter present participle of κᾰ́τειμῐ (káteimi, “to go down, come down”), from κᾰτᾰ- (kata-, “downwards, down, cata-”) + εἶμῐ (eîmi, “to go, come”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year. Equivalent to cat(a)- + ion.
Pronunciation
edit- enPR: kătʹ-ī-ən
- IPA(key): /ˈkætˌaɪ.ən/, /ˈkætˌaɪ.ɑn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editcation (plural cations)
- (physical chemistry) a positively charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis
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References
edit- “cation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- cation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “cation”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “cation”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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editFrench
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editNoun
editcation m (plural cations)
Further reading
edit- “cation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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editRomanian
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editNoun
editcation m (plural cationi)
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | cation | cationul | cationi | cationii | |
genitive-dative | cation | cationului | cationi | cationilor | |
vocative | cationule | cationilor |
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