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far·ad | \ ˈfer-ˌad 
, -əd; ˈfa-ˌrad, -ˌrəd \
, -əd; ˈfa-ˌrad, -ˌrəd \Definition of farad
: 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
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farad
nounfar·ad | \ ˈfa(ə)r-ˌad, ˈfar-əd \
\Medical Definition of farad
: 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
—abbreviation f
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