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far·ad  (frd, -d)

n. Abbr. F

The unit of capacitance in the meter-kilogram-second system equal to the capacitance of a capacitor having an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a potential difference of 1 volt between the plates. See Table at measurement.

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[After Michael Faraday.]

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farad

Noun

Physics the SI unit of electric capacitance [after Michael Faraday, physicist]

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farad  (frd)

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.

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farad - 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 F capacitance unit - a measure of the capacity of a circuit component to store charge millifarad - a unit of capacitance equal to one thousandth of a farad abfarad - a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads