faraday

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noun

The quantity of electricity required to deposit or liberate 1 gram equivalent weight of a substance during electrolysis; approximately −96,487 coulombs.

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

faraday1

nounfaraday (plural faradays)

plural faradays

  1. chemistryThe quantity of electricity required to deposit or liberate 1 gram equivalent weight of a substance during electrolysis; approximately −96,487 coulombs.

Faraday2

proper nounFaraday (countable and uncountable, plural Faradays)

plural Faradays

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
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  2. countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, central Victoria, Australia

Origin

faraday · noun

From Michael Faraday, English chemist and physicist.

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Faraday · proper noun

  1. IrishÓ Fearadaigh
  2. EnglishFaraday

Anglicized from Irish Ó Fearadaigh.

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Translations

Finnish faradi
  • faradiquantity of electricity
French faraday
  • faradayquantity of electricity
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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