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faraday

faraday noun: the quantity of electricity required to deposit or liberate 1 gram equivalent weight of a substance during electrolysis; approximately −96,487 coulombs.

Noun

faraday (plural faradays)

  1. The quantity of electricity required to deposit or liberate 1 gram equivalent weight of a substance during electrolysis; approximately −96,487 coulombs.

Proper noun capitalized: Faraday

Faraday (countable and uncountable, plural Faradays)

  1. A surname from Irish.
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  2. A locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, central Victoria, Australia

faraday meaning in Tamil and Bengali

faraday in Tamil

பாரடே

faraday in Bengali

৪৮৭ কুলম্ব

Forms of faraday

Noun
pluralfaradays
Proper noun
pluralFaradays

Origin of faraday

From Michael Faraday, English chemist and physicist.

Anglicized from Irish Ó Fearadaigh.

Words formed from faraday

Phrases with faraday

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Questions about faraday

What does faraday mean?
Faraday means the quantity of electricity required to deposit or liberate 1 gram equivalent weight of a substance during electrolysis; approximately −96,487 coulombs.
What is faraday in Tamil?
Faraday in Tamil is பாரடே. See Faraday meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is faraday?
Faraday can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of faraday?
The plural of faraday is faradays.

Words near faraday in the dictionary

  1. Faraci
  2. Faracis
  3. farad
  4. faradaic
  5. faradaically
  6. faraday
  7. Faraday bag
  8. Faraday bags
  9. Faraday cage
  10. Faraday cages
  11. Faraday cup

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