An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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farad
  فاراد  
farad (#)
Fr.: farad  

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.