Farad Definition

fărəd, -ăd
noun
The basic unit of electric capacitance in the SI and MKS systems, equal to the capacitance of a capacitor that stores a charge of one coulomb when one volt is applied.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • f

Other Word Forms of Farad

Noun

Singular:
farad
Plural:
farads

Origin of Farad

  • Named after the English physicist Michael Faraday.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Michael Faraday

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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