microfarad

[mahy-kruh-far-uhd, -ad]

mi·cro·far·ad

[mahy-kruh-far-uhd, -ad]
noun Electricity.
a unit of capacitance, equal to one millionth of a farad. Abbreviation: mf., mfd. Symbol: μF, μf

Origin:
1870–75; micro- + farad
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Microfarad is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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microfarad (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfærəd)
 
n
μF one millionth of a farad; 10--6 farad

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microfarad   (mī'krō-fār'əd, -ād)  Pronunciation Key 
A unit of capacitance equal to one millionth (10-6) of a farad. The microfarad is used for most electronic applications. Its symbol is μF.
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