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Definition of farad noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

farad

noun
 
/ˈfæræd/
 
/ˈfæræd/
(abbreviation F)
(physics)
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  1. a unit for measuring capacitance
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: shortening of faraday. The term was originally proposed as a unit of electrical charge.
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