Ma'anar ƙamus na "cataphoresis" ita ce ƙaura na barbashi da aka caje, kamar ions ko electrolytes, zuwa ga cathode a cikin filin lantarki. Har ila yau, wani lokaci ana kiranta da "electrophoresis."A cikin ma'ana mafi girma, "cataphoresis" yana iya komawa zuwa motsi na kowane nau'i na barbashi ko wani abu zuwa ga wani abu mara kyau, wanda ake kira cathode. . Wannan yana iya haɗawa da motsin ƙwayoyin da aka caje, kamar a cikin electrophoresis, ko motsi na barbashi marasa caji saboda wutar lantarki. a cikin nazarin kimiyyar lantarki da lantarki.