Farad
/ˈfær.æd/noun
The SI unit of electrical capacitance, equal to one coulomb per volt.
Did you know?The farad is named for the English scientist Michael Faraday, whose experiments helped reveal the laws of electromagnetism, and the unit was later formalized in his honor.
Etymological Timeline
1830s
English
farad
“A proposed scientific unit of electrical capacity named after Faraday”
1831
English
Faraday
“Michael Faraday, the physicist and chemist whose work on electromagnetism inspired the name”
1830s
Scientific Latin
farad
“Adopted as a technical unit name in electrical science”
Modern English
English
farad
“The standard unit of capacitance in the International System of Units”