picofarad

[ pee-koh-far-uh d, -ad, pahy- ]

/ ˈpi koʊˌfær əd, -æd, ˈpaɪ- /

noun Electricity.

one trillionth of a farad. Abbreviation: pF

Nearby words

pico de são tomé, pico de teide, pico della mirandola, pico rivera, pico-, picofarad, picogram, picoline, picometer, picong, picornaviridae

Origin of picofarad

First recorded in 1925–30; pico- + farad

Also called micromicrofarad.

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British Dictionary definitions for picofarad

picofarad

/ (ˈpiːkəʊˌfærəd, -æd) /

noun

a million millionth of a farad; 10 –12 faradSymbol: pF

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