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Definition of Farad

1. Noun. 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.

Definition of Farad

1. n. The standard unit of electrical capacity; the capacity of a condenser whose charge, having an electro-motive force of one volt, is equal to the amount of electricity which, with the same electromotive force, passes through one ohm in one second; the capacity, which, charged with one coulomb, gives an electro-motive force of one volt.

Definition of Farad

1. Noun. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor. Symbol: F ¹

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Definition of Farad

1. a unit of electrical capacitance [n -S]

Medical Definition of Farad

1. The standard unit of electrical capacity; the capacity of a condenser whose charge, having an electromotive force of one volt, is equal to the amount of electricity which, with the same electromotive force, passes through one ohm in one second; the capacity, which, charged with one coulomb, gives an electromotive force of one volt. Origin: From Michael Faraday, the English electrician. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Farad

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Electrical Engineering: The Theory and Characteristics of Electrical by Clarence Victor Christie (1917)
"The practical unit of capacity is the farad. A conductor has a capacity of one farad when one ... 1 farad 1 coulomb 3 X 109 9 X 10U electrostatic units. ..."

2. Practical Electricity: A Laboratory and Lecture Course for First Year by William Edward Ayrton (1896)
"farad,—A "farad" is the unit of capacity, and a condenser has a capacity of one farad when a P. D, of 1 volt between its two sets of plates charges each of ..."

3. Practical Electricity: A Laboratory and Lecture-course, for First Year by William Edward Ayrton (1891)
"farad.—A "farad" is the unit of capacity, and a condenser has a capacity of one farad when a PD of 1 volt between its two sets of plates charges each of ..."

4. Laboratory Physics: A Students Manual for Colleges and Scientific Schools by Dayton Clarence Miller (1903)
"Standard International Coulomb and farad; Standard Condensers. ... The farad is the capacity of a conductor such that its potential is increased by one volt ..."

5. Engineering Chemistry: A Manual of Quantitative Chemical Analysis by Thomas Bliss Stillman (1897)
"The farad is that capacity which requires one coulomb of electricity to ... For ordinary use, the one-millionth part, or micro-farad, is employed as the ..."

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