"faraday" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-faraday.wav Forms: faradays [plural]
Etymology: From Michael Faraday, English chemist and physicist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} faraday (plural faradays)
  1. (chemistry, physics) The quantity of electricity required to deposit or liberate 1 gram equivalent weight of a substance during electrolysis; approximately −96,487 coulombs. Categories (topical): Chemistry, Physics, Units of measure Translations (quantity of electricity): faradi (Finnish)

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