An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

The → SI unit of → capacitance,
defined as the capacitance of a conductor whose → potential
increases by one → volt when a charge of 1 → coulomb is imparted to it; symbol F.

See also: Named after the British physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867), who made several major contributions to the fields of electricity and magnetism.