microfarad

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

/ ˈmaɪ krəˌfær əd, -æd /

noun Electricity.

a unit of capacitance, equal to one millionth of a farad. Abbreviation: mf., mfd. Symbol: μF, μf

Origin of microfarad

First recorded in 1870–75; micro- + farad

Words nearby microfarad

microencapsulation, microencephaly, microenvironment, microerythrocyte, microevolution, microfarad, microfauna, microfiber, microfibre, microfibril, microfiche

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Example sentences from the Web for microfarad

Since the farad is far too large for practical purposes a millionth of a farad, or microfarad, whose symbol is mfd., is used.
The Radio Amateur's Hand Book|A. Frederick Collins
M. Bouty mentions a condenser of one microfarad capacity weighing 1500 grms.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall
The condensers used in the above experiment have a capacity of one microfarad, or one millionth of a farad.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
The farad being inconveniently large for practical use, one-millionth of a farad, called a microfarad, is generally adopted.
Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One|Nehemiah Hawkins

Then we would say that the condenser had a capacity of one microfarad.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son|John Mills

British Dictionary definitions for microfarad

microfarad

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfærəd) /

noun

one millionth of a farad; 10 –6 faradSymbol: μ F

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Scientific definitions for microfarad

microfarad

[ mī′krō-făr′əd, -ăd ]

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.

单词	microfarad
释义	microfarad [ mahy-kruh-far-uhd, -ad ] / ˈmaɪ krəˌfær əd, -æd / noun Electricity. a unit of capacitance, equal to one millionth of a farad. Abbreviation: mf., mfd. Symbol: μF, μf Origin of microfarad First recorded in 1870–75; micro- + farad Words nearby microfarad microencapsulation, microencephaly, microenvironment, microerythrocyte, microevolution, microfarad, microfauna, microfiber, microfibre, microfibril, microfiche Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for microfarad Since the farad is far too large for practical purposes a millionth of a farad, or microfarad, whose symbol is mfd., is used. The Radio Amateur's Hand Book\|A. Frederick Collins M. Bouty mentions a condenser of one microfarad capacity weighing 1500 grms. On Laboratory Arts\|Richard Threlfall The condensers used in the above experiment have a capacity of one microfarad, or one millionth of a farad. Physics\|Willis Eugene Tower The farad being inconveniently large for practical use, one-millionth of a farad, called a microfarad, is generally adopted. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One\|Nehemiah Hawkins Then we would say that the condenser had a capacity of one microfarad. Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son\|John Mills British Dictionary definitions for microfarad microfarad / (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfærəd) / noun one millionth of a farad; 10 –6 faradSymbol: μ F Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for microfarad microfarad [ mī′krō-făr′əd, -ăd ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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