microfarad

American  

[mahy-kruh-far-uhd, -ad] / ˈmaɪ krəˌfær əd, -æd /

noun

Electricity.

1. a unit of capacitance, equal to one millionth of a farad. mf., mfd. μF, μf

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microfarad British  

/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfærəd /

noun

1.  μF.  one millionth of a farad; 10 ^–6 farad

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microfarad Scientific  

/ mī′krō-făr′əd,-ăd /

1. A unit of capacitance equal to one millionth (10 ^{- 6}) of a farad. The microfarad is used for most electronic applications. Its symbol is μF.

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Etymology

Origin of microfarad

First recorded in 1870–75; micro- + farad

Example Sentences

Supposing we are charging a condenser having a capacity of one-hundreth of a microfarad, through a resistance of ten thousand ohms.

From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by Fleming, John Ambrose

Capacitance is measured in terms of the microfarad.

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

The condensers ordinarily used in telephone practice range in capacity from about 1/4 microfarad to 2 microfarads.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster

Then we would say that the condenser had a capacity of one microfarad.

From Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by Mills, John

The electrostatic capacity of a condenser formed of two metal surfaces a foot square separated by glass three millimetres in thickness is between 1/360 and 1/400 of a microfarad.

From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by Fleming, John Ambrose