Main Entry: far·ad

Pronunciation: \ˈfer-ˌad, -əd; ˈfa-ˌrad, -ˌrəd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Michael Faraday

Date: 1873

: the 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