"microfarad" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microfarads [plural], micro-farad [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Irish Ó Fearadaighbor. English Faradayclip. English farad English microfarad From micro- + farad. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|farad|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Irish Ó Fearadaighbor. English Faradayclip. English farad English microfarad [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "small", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "small", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μῑκρός", "gloss" : "small", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μῑκρο-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "micro-", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "clip.", "keyword_label" : "Clipping of", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Irish", "term" : "Ó Fearadaigh", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ga" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Faraday", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "clipping" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "farad", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "microfarad", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="microfarad"> From micro- + farad., {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|farad|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Irish Ó Fearadaighbor. English Faradayclip. English farad English microfarad From micro- + farad. Head templates: {{en-noun}} microfarad (plural microfarads)
  1. (physics) One millionth ( 10⁻⁶ ) of a farad (a unit of capacitance). Wikidata QID: Q2451296 Derived forms: micromicrofarad Related terms: mul:μF [alternative], mfd [alternative] Translations (one millionth of a farad): mikrofarad [masculine] (Czech), mikrofaradi (Finnish), mikrofarad (Turkish)

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Alternative forms

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