farad n 1: the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates [syn: farad, F]

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farad unit of electric capacity, suggested 1861, first used 1868, named for Eng. physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867).

farad noun Etymology: Michael Faraday Date: 1873 the unit of capacitance equal to the capacitance of a capacitor between whose plates there appears a potential of one volt when it is charged by one coulomb of electricity

farad
n. Electr. the SI unit of capacitance, such that one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt.
Usage:
Abbr.: F.
Etymology: shortening of FARADAY

farad ˈfærəd n. Electr. the SI unit of capacitance, such that one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt. °Abbr.: F. [shortening of FARADAY]

Farad the unit of electrical energy, so called from Faraday.

Farad \Far"ad\, n. [From Michael Faraday, the English electrician.] (Elec.) The standard unit of electrical capacity; the capacity of a condenser whose charge, having an electro-motive force of one volt, is equal to the amount of electricity which, with the same electromotive force, passes through one ohm in one second; the capacity, which, charged with one coulomb, gives an electro-motive force of one volt.

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