Definition of "microfarad" [mi•cro•far•ad]

• A unit of capacitance equal to one millionth (10-6) of a farad. (noun)

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• "The power amp section contains a large, very heavy, power transformer and uses 15,000 microfarad capacitors which give the SX-880 about 2db of dynamic headroom."
• "The original determination of the microfarad, brought out under the auspices of the British Association Committee on Electrical"
• "For interference suppressing (elimination of radio interference), suppressor capacitors of 0.022 microfarad/250 C are connected in parallel per lamp at the lamp feeding point (illuminator entrance)."