[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

farad \far"ad\, n. from michael faraday, the english
   electrician. elec.
   the standard unit of electrical capacity; the capacity of a
   condenser whose charge, having an electro-motive force of one
   volt, is equal to the amount of electricity which, with the
   same electromotive force, passes through one ohm in one
   second; the capacity, which, charged with one coulomb, gives
   an electro-motive force of one volt.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

farad
     n : the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and
         opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage
         difference of 1 volt between the plates syn: f
see also:
f 

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