cathode vs terminal

terminal vs cathode

cathode and terminal both are nouns.

cathode is not an adjective while terminal is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cathode	Yes	No	No	No
terminal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, terminal is a hypernym of cathode; that is, terminal is a word with a broader meaning than cathode:

cathode: the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
terminal: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

Other hypernyms of cathode include depot, terminus.

cathode (noun)	terminal (noun)
a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device	station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current	a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
	electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display
	either extremity of something that has length

cathode (adjective)	terminal (adjective)
	being or situated at an end
	relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
	of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
	occurring at or forming an end or termination
	causing or ending in or approaching death

Difference between cathode and terminal

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