abfarad

[ ab-far-ad, -uhd ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. the centimeter-gram-second unit of capacitance, equivalent to 10 9 farads.

abfarad

/ -əd; æbˈfæræd /

noun

1. the cgs unit of capacitance in the electromagnetic system; the capacitance of a capacitor having a charge of 1 abcoulomb and a potential difference of 1 abvolt between its conductors: equivalent to 10 ⁹farads

Word History and Origins

Origin of abfarad¹

ab- ( abampere ) + farad