Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farad

/ˈfæɹæd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: farad
IPA: /ˈfæɹæd/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor.

Etymology

Named after the English physicist Michael Faraday.

Inflected Forms

farads (plural)

Derived Forms

abfarad faradism femtofarad megafarad microfarad micromicrofarad millifarad nanofarad picofarad

Phrases

micro-farad milli-farad nano-farad pico-farad

Frequently Paired Words

mul:F

Synonyms

f

Questions

How do you pronounce farad?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfæɹæd/.
What does farad mean?: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor.
Where does farad come from?: Named after the English physicist Michael Faraday.

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