MEGAFARAD

Etymology

Noun

megafarad (plural megafarads)

(physics, obsolete) A unit of quantity of electric charge; the quantity of electricity flowing through a one megohm resistor when driven by an electromotive force of one volt for one second.

An improbably large unit of electrical capacitance equal to one million farads.

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Source: Wiktionary


Meg"a*far`ad, n. Etym: [Mega- + farad.] (Elec.)

Definition: One of the larger measures of electrical capacity, amounting to one million farads; a macrofarad.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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