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NICAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nicad mean?
• NICAD (noun)
The noun NICAD has 1 sense:
1. a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low discharge rate when not in use
Familiarity information: NICAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low discharge rate when not in use
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
nicad; nickel-cadmium accumulator
Hypernyms ("nicad" is a kind of...):
accumulator; storage battery (a voltaic battery that stores electric charge)
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