noun
- a unit of electrical capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad
Usage: technical; electronics
Examples
- The capacitor has a value of 100 picofarads.
- Small ceramic capacitors are often measured in picofarads.
- The circuit requires a 22 picofarad capacitor for proper tuning.
- Parasitic capacitance in the circuit was only 5 picofarads.
- The oscillator frequency depends on the 47 picofarad timing capacitor.
- High-frequency circuits often use capacitors rated in picofarads.