Farad

//ˈfæɹæd// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor.
  2. 2
    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 wordnet

Etymology

Named after the English physicist Michael Faraday.

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