FARADAY

n. (also Faraday's constant) Electr. the quantity of electric charge carried by one mole of electrons. °Abbr.: F. øFaraday cage Electr. an earthed metal screen used for excluding electrostatic influences. Faraday effect Physics the rotation of the plane of polarization of electromagnetic waves in certain substances in a magnetic field. [M. Faraday, Engl. physicist d. 1867]