Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

femtofarad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: femto-farad
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An SI unit of electrical capacitance equal to 10⁻¹⁵ farads. Symbol: fF

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *fimftehun Old Norse fimmtánder. Danish femtender. English femto- English farad English femtofarad From femto- + farad.

Inflected Forms

femtofarads (plural)

Synonyms

fF

Questions

What does femtofarad mean?: An SI unit of electrical capacitance equal to 10⁻¹⁵ farads. Symbol: fF
Where does femtofarad come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *fimftehun Old Norse fimmtánder. Danish femtender. English femto- English farad English femtofarad From femto- + farad.

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