1. the movement of charged particles or colloidal particles toward the positive electrode (anode) in an electric field; the opposite of electrophoresis in direction.
Usage: technical; chemistry and physics term; also called anaphore

Examples

• In the cataphoresis experiment, negatively charged particles migrated toward the anode.
• The researcher used cataphoresis to separate and analyze the colloidal suspension.
• Cataphoresis is commonly employed in industrial coating and electroplating processes.
• The direction of particle movement in cataphoresis depends on the charge of the particles and the electric field orientation.