memory effect

noun

The situation in which nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries gradually lose their maximum energy capacity if they are repeatedly recharged after being only partially discharged.

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lazy battery effect
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Meanings

nounmemory effect (plural memory effects)

plural memory effects

  1. businessThe situation in which nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries gradually lose their maximum energy capacity if they are repeatedly recharged after being only partially discharged.

    Synonyms: lazy battery effect

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe situation in which nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries gradually lose their maximum energy capacity if they are repeatedly recharged after being only partially discharged.

Similar
lazy battery effect
Also see
lazy battery effect
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APA

memory effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memory%20effect

MLA

“memory effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memory%20effect. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “memory effect,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memory%20effect.

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