English Explanatory Dictionary

Faraday

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, central Victoria, Australia
noun
  1. The quantity of electricity required to deposit or liberate 1 gram equivalent weight of a substance during electrolysis; approximately −96,487 coulombs.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Faraday Faradays

Etymology

Anglicized from Irish Ó Fearadaigh.

Related words

Michael Faraday English chemist and physicist

Derived words

Faradayan Faraday bag Faraday cage Faraday dark space Faraday pointer Faraday rotation Faraday tensor
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