ˈfaˌrad, -_rəd noun
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Etymology: after Michael Farad ay died 1867 English physicist
1. : the practical mks unit of capacitance equal to the capacitance of a capacitor between whose plates there appears a potential of one volt when it is charged by one coulomb of electricity, the unit being taken as the standard in the United States
2. : a unit of capacitance that is equal to .999505 farad and that was formerly taken as the standard in the U.S. — called also international farad