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abfarad

[ ab-far-ad, -uhd ]

noun

, Electricity.
  1. the centimeter-gram-second unit of capacitance, equivalent to 10 9 farads.

abfarad

/ æbˈfæræd; -əd /

noun

  1. the cgs unit of capacitance in the electromagnetic system; the capacitance of a capacitor having a charge of 1 abcoulomb and a potential difference of 1 abvolt between its conductors: equivalent to 10 9farads

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abfarad1

ab- ( abampere ) + farad

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