farad

[ far-uhd, -ad ]

/ ˈfær əd, -æd /

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noun Electricity.

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. Symbol: F

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Origin of farad

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

Words nearby farad

FAQ, faqih, faqir, faquir, far, farad, Faraday, Faraday cage, Faraday dark space, Faraday effect, Faraday shield

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How to use farad in a sentence

The condensers used in the above experiment have a capacity of one microfarad, or one millionth of a farad.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
Farad, the practical unit of capacity for electricity, in the electromagnetic system of units.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Since the farad is far too large for practical purposes a millionth of a farad, or microfarad, whose symbol is mfd., is used.
The Radio Amateur's Hand Book|A. Frederick Collins
As this unit is inconveniently large, for practical applications the unit microfarad—millionth of a farad—is employed.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1|Kempster Miller

The farad being inconveniently large for practical use, one-millionth of a farad, called a microfarad, is generally adopted.
Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One|Nehemiah Hawkins

British Dictionary definitions for farad

farad

/ (ˈfærəd, -æd) /

noun

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 coulombSymbol: F

Word Origin for farad

C19: named after Michael Faraday

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Scientific definitions for farad

farad

[ făr′əd ]

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.