faraday
faraday definition
fara·day (far′ə dā′)
noun
a unit of quantity of electricity, used especially in electrolysis, equal to the amount of charge needed to free one mole of a univalent element (c. 96,485 coulombs): abbrev. F
often called Faraday constant
Etymology: after Michael Faraday
Faraday definition
Fara·day (far′ə dā′)
Faraday,
Michael 1791-1867; Eng. scientist: noted esp. for his work in electricity & magnetism
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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