Noun: picofarad 'pee-kow,fer-ud [N. Amer], 'pee-kow,fa-rud [Brit]
- A unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad
"The circuit design specified a 10 picofarad capacitor"
Derived forms: picofarads
Type of: capacitance unit
Part of: microfarad
Encyclopedia: Picofarad