n.
The centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of capacitance, equal to one billion farads.
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ab·far·ad (ăb-făr'ăd', -əd) ![]() |
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electric capacitance. Symbol abF. Metric-c.g.s. The absolute farad of the e.m.u. system, for a steady current identically abC/abV, and identically reciprocal abdaraf. 1 abF = 1 GF.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads
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| farad (electric capacitance) | |
| electromagnetic unit |
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