NICKEL-CADMIUM ACCUMULATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nickel-cadmium accumulator mean? 

• NICKEL-CADMIUM ACCUMULATOR (noun)
  The noun NICKEL-CADMIUM ACCUMULATOR 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: NICKEL-CADMIUM ACCUMULATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NICKEL-CADMIUM ACCUMULATOR (noun)

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 ("nickel-cadmium accumulator" is a kind of...):

accumulator; storage battery (a voltaic battery that stores electric charge)