Megafarad
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A unit of quantity of electric charge; the quantity of electricity flowing through a one megohm resistor when driven by an electromotive force of one volt for one second. obsolete
"[…] when electrotyping, electric light, &ᶜ become commercial we may perhaps buy a microfarad or megafarad of electricity […]"
- 2 An improbably large unit of electrical capacitance equal to one million farads.
"34. The capacitance unit of convenient size is (a) farad (b) microfarad (c) kilofarad (d) megafarad"
Example
More examples"[…] when electrotyping, electric light, &ᶜ become commercial we may perhaps buy a microfarad or megafarad of electricity […]"
Etymology
From mega- + farad.
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