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Cation

Aoif Kelly
By Aoif Kelly Content Writer
Updated: Jul 29, 2024 | 👁️ 2 Views | 🔊 8 Pronunciations
✔️ Fact Checked by Selvakumar Mariappan (Technical Specialist)

Gender: Unisex

Origin: Greek

Meaning: Positive ion in chemistry

Pronunciation: kay-shuhn, /ˈkeɪʃən/, K EY SH AH N

Popularity Rank: #1,087,256

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  • 1. Cation Meaning
  • 2. Cation Pronunciation Guide
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  • 4. Translations of Cation
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  • 7. Names similar to Cation

Cation Meaning

  • Positive ion in chemistry
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    aoife_kelly on July 29, 2024
  • Origin - Greek
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    aoife_kelly on July 29, 2024

Derived from the Greek word 'kation', meaning 'going down'. In chemistry, a cation is a positively charged ion that moves towards the cathode in an electrolytic cell.

The name Cation is of Greek origin and means Positive ion in chemistry. It is often used as a Unisex name and is mostly used as a Last Name.

Cation is found in Malaysia, China, Colombia, and 7 more countries.

Cation Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: kay-shuhn

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /ˈkeɪʃən/

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: K EY SH AH N

K: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)

EY: Pronounce as in "they" (DH EY)

SH: Pronounce as in "she" (SH IY)

AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)

N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Cation Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Cation is recorded 11 times globally, ranking it as the 1,087,256th most common name worldwide.

Cation is most prevalent in Malaysia, with 2 occurrences, making it the 253,425th most popular name in the country.

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