farad
far·ad / ˈfarəd; -ˌad/ (abbr.: F) • n. the SI unit of electrical capacitance, equal to the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt.
farad
farad (electr.) unit of capacity. XIX. f. name of Michael Faraday, English electrician (1791–1867), with assim. to the suffix -AD.
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