farad

noun

far·​ad ˈfer-ˌad 

-əd;

ˈfa-ˌrad,

-ˌrəd

: the unit of capacitance equal to the capacitance of a capacitor between whose plates there appears a potential of one volt when it is charged by one coulomb of electricity

Word History

Etymology

Michael Faraday

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

farad

noun

far·​ad ˈfa(ə)r-ˌad, ˈfar-əd 

: the unit of capacitance equal to the capacitance of a capacitor between whose plates there appears a potential of one volt when it is charged by one coulomb of electricity

—abbreviation f