millifarad

See also: milli-farad

English

Alternative forms

• milli-farad

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂

Proto-Indo-European *smih₂

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-

Proto-Indo-European *-lom

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom

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Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂

Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂

Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī

Latin mīlleder.

French milli-

English milli-

English farad

English millifarad

From milli- + farad.

Noun

millifarad (plural millifarads)

1. One thousandth (10^-3) of a farad. Symbol: mF.

Usage notes

• Note that in common usage thousandths of a farad are normally referred to as thousands of microfarads.

  The power supply used four 10,000-microfarad capacitors in parallel.