farad

American  

[far-uhd, -ad] / ˈfær əd, -æd /

noun

Electricity.

1. the standard unit of capacitance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the capacitance of a capacitor between the plates of which there appears a potential difference of one volt when it is charged by a quantity of electricity equal to one coulomb. F

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farad British  

/ ˈfærəd, -æd /

noun

1. F. physics the derived SI unit of electric capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor between the plates of which a potential of 1 volt is created by a charge of 1 coulomb

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farad Scientific  

/ făr′əd /

1. The SI derived unit used to measure electric capacitance. A capacitor in which a stored charge of one coulomb provides an electric potential difference of one volt across its plates has a capacitance of one farad.

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Etymology

Origin of farad

First recorded in 1860–65; named after M. Faraday

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Example Sentences

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farad

The pipes are called ghaitas and there are two drums: the zowak and farad.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2023

The small numerical value of ε0 is related to the large size of the farad.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

A parallel plate capacitor must have a large area to have a capacitance approaching a farad.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

CAPACITY—K.—The farad is that capacity of a body, say a Leyden jar or condenser, which a coulomb of electricity will charge to the potential of a volt.

From The Story of Electricity by John Munro

Since the farad is far too large for practical purposes a millionth of a farad, or microfarad, whose symbol is mfd., is used.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by A. Frederick (Archie Frederick) Collins

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