noun
- plural of microfarad; units of electrical capacitance equal to one millionth of a farad
Usage: technical; electronics
Examples
- The circuit requires two capacitors rated at 10 microfarads each.
- Most electrolytic capacitors are measured in microfarads.
- The power supply uses several 100-microfarad capacitors for filtering.
- Check that the capacitor values are in microfarads, not picofarads.
- The timing circuit needs a 47-microfarad capacitor to function properly.