capacitance unit

/kəˌpæsətəns ˌjunət/

Definitions of capacitance unit

1. noun

   a measure of the capacity of a circuit component to store charge
   types:

   picofarad

   a unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad

   microfarad

   a unit of capacitance equal to one millionth of a farad

   millifarad

   a unit of capacitance equal to one thousandth of a farad

   F, farad

   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

   abfarad

   a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads

   type of:

   electromagnetic unit, emu

   any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism