noun
nickel-cadmium battery; nicad battery
Abbreviation of ニッケルカドミウム電池. Used in technical and consumer contexts for rechargeable batteries.
See also: ニッケルカドミウム電池 (ニッケルカドミウムでんち)
この機器にはニカド電池が使われている。
This device uses a nickel-cadmium battery.
Full formal term for nickel-cadmium battery; ニカド電池 is the common abbreviation.
Clipped compound of ニッケルカドミウム (nickel-cadmium) + 電池 (battery).