negative terminal
Electron departure point
The negative terminal is the electrode in a battery or electrical device from which electrons flow during discharge, typically marked with a minus sign.
In car batteries, it's the post you disconnect first when servicing: Connect the jumper cables to the positive terminal first, then the negative terminal.
Also called the negative pole or anode.
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- car batteryVehicle's electrical storage unit
- dead batteryExhausted power source
- jumper cablesWires to restart vehicles
- electrodeConductive interface point
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