abfarad

ab·far·ad

 (ăb-făr′ăd′, -əd)
n.
The centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of capacitance, equal to one billion farads.
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abfarad

(æbˈfæræd; -əd)
n
(Units) the cgs unit of capacitance in the electromagnetic system; the capacitance of a capacitor having a charge of 1 abcoulomb and a potential difference of 1 abvolt between its conductors: equivalent to 109 farads
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Noun1.abfarad - a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads
capacitance unit - a measure of the capacity of a circuit component to store charge
farad, F - 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
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