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Noun: farad  'fa-run or 'fer-ud or 'fer,ad [N. Amer], 'fa,rad or fa-rud [Brit]
  1. 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
    "Large power capacitors can have a capacitance of several farads";
    - F

Derived forms: farads

Type of: capacitance unit

Part of: abfarad

Encyclopedia: Farad