farad

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/ˈfæɹæd//ˈfæɹəd/

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.

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Meanings

nounfarad (plural farads)

plural farads

  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe 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

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capacitance unit
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Origin

Named after the English physicist Michael Faraday.

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Translations

Arabic فَارَاد
  • فَارَاد (fārād)unit of capacitance
Chinese Mandarin 法拉
  • 法拉 (fǎlā)unit of capacitance
Czech farad
  • faradunit of capacitance
Danish farad
  • faradunit of capacitance
Dutch farad
  • faradunit of capacitance
Esperanto farado
  • faradounit of capacitance
Finnish faradi
  • faradiunit of capacitance
French farad
  • faradunit of capacitance
German Farad
  • Faradunit of capacitance
Greek φαράντ
  • φαράντ (faránt)unit of capacitance
Indonesian farad
  • faradunit of capacitance
Japanese ファラド
  • ファラド (farado)unit of capacitance
Korean 패럿
  • 패럿 (paereot)unit of capacitance
Malay farad
  • faradunit of capacitance
Polish farad
  • faradunit of capacitance
Portuguese farad
  • faradunit of capacitance
Russian фара́д, фара́да
  • фара́д (farád)unit of capacitance
  • фара́да (faráda)unit of capacitance
Spanish faradio
  • faradiounit of capacitance
Swedish farad
  • faradunit of capacitance
Tagalog parad
  • paradunit of capacitance
Thai ฟารัด
  • ฟารัด (faa-rát)unit of capacitance
Turkish farad
  • faradunit of capacitance
Ukrainian фара́д
  • фара́д (farád)unit of capacitance

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

farad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farad

MLA

“farad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farad. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “farad,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farad.

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