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farad

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun farad has 1 sense

farad(n = noun.quantity) f - the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates; Array

is a kind of capacitance unit

has parts: millifarad

is a part of abfarad

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CIDE DICTIONARY

farad, n. [From Michael Faraday, the English electrician.].

The standard unit of electrical capacity; the capacity of a condenser whose charge, having an electro-motive force of one volt, is equal to the amount of electricity which, with the same electromotive force, passes through one ohm in one second; the capacity, which, charged with one coulomb, gives an electro-motive force of one volt. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

farad, n. Electr. the SI unit of capacitance, such that one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt.

Usage

Abbr.: F.

Etymology

shortening of FARADAY

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