microfarad

Meanings

• noun

  A unit of capacitance in the electromagnetic system, equal to one millionth of a farad.

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Variants

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microfarad , microfarads

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Etymology

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Derived from the SI unit prefix 'micro-' (meaning one millionth) and 'farad' (named after Michael Faraday, a British scientist who contributed significantly to the study of electromagnetism).

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1. One microfarad is approximately equal to the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with a plate area of one square centimeter and a plate separation of one millimeter.

2. The microfarad is commonly used in electronic circuits, such as power supplies, filters, and timing circuits.

3. The microfarad is part of the electromagnetic system of units, which also includes units for electric charge (coulomb), electric potential (volt), and electric resistance (ohm).

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1. Farad: The base unit of capacitance in the International System of Units (SI). One farad is equal to one coulomb per volt.

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The microfarad is a fundamental unit in electrical engineering and physics, used to measure the capacitance of a device or system.

How to Memorize "microfarad"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a microscope magnifying a single farad symbol (F) to create a microfarad symbol (µF).

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'microfarad' with the concept of a small capacitance.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the mnemonic 'Mike Fights Fire Drills': M for Micro, F for Farad, F for Farad, I for Inches, T for Tenths, H for Hundreds, and D for Thousands. Each letter corresponds to the prefixes for micro-, milli-, centi-, deci-, and kilo- (respectively), and the 'F' stands for Farad.

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