faraday

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfærəˌdeɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(far′ə dē, -dā′)


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
faraday / ˈfærəˌdeɪ/
  1. a quantity of electricity, used in electrochemical calculations, equivalent to unit amount of substance of electrons. It is equal to the product of the Avogadro number and the charge on the electron and has the value 96 487 coulombs per mole
    Symbol: F
Etymology: 20th Century: named after Michael Faraday
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Far•a•day  (far′ə dē, -dā′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Michael, 1791–1867, English physicist and chemist: discoverer of electromagnetic induction.
  2. Electricitya unit of electricity used in electrolysis, equal to 96,500 coulombs.

'faraday' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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