abfarad

noun

ab·​far·​ad

(ˈ)abˈfaˌrad,

-rəd

: a cgs electromagnetic unit of capacitance equal to one billion farads that measures the capacitance of a condenser that when charged to a potential difference of one abvolt has a charge of one abcoulomb

Word History

Etymology

ab- entry 2 + farad

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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