Meanings
faraday1
plural faradays
- chemistryThe quantity of electricity required to deposit or liberate 1 gram equivalent weight of a substance during electrolysis; approximately −96,487 coulombs.
Faraday2
plural Faradays
- countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
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Origin
faraday · noun
From Michael Faraday, English chemist and physicist.
Full word history & related roots →Faraday · proper noun
- IrishÓ Fearadaigh
- EnglishFaraday
Anglicized from Irish Ó Fearadaigh.
More words from Irish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish faradi
- faradiquantity of electricity
French faraday
- faradayquantity of electricity
Cite this entry
faraday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faraday
“faraday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faraday. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faraday,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faraday.
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