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A unit of capacitance equal to one millionth of a farad.

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Usage examples (37)
  • Mr. A.P. Trotter said Mr. Ferranti informed him that the capacity of his mains was about 1/3 microfarad per mile, thus making
  • The original determination of the microfarad, brought out under the auspices of the British Association Committee on Electrical
  • M. Bouty mentions a condenser of one microfarad capacity weighing 1500 grms. and contained in a square box measuring 12 centimetres on the side, and about 3 centimetres...
  • 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...
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