"megafarad" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megafarads [plural]
Etymology: mega- + farad Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|farad}} mega- + farad Head templates: {{en-noun}} megafarad (plural megafarads)
  1. (physics, obsolete) A unit of quantity of electric charge; the quantity of electricity flowing through a one megohm resistor when driven by an electromotive force of one volt for one second. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-megafarad-en-noun-s8Y4jJis Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mega-: 51 49 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. An improbably large unit of electrical capacitance equal to one million farads. Translations (a unit of electrical capacitance equal to one million farads): mégafarad [masculine] (French), Megafarad [neuter] (German), megafarad [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-megafarad-en-noun-82RZwyG2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mega-: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'a unit of electrical capacitance equal to one million farads': 26 74

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