name
Meaning 1
A surname from Irish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Faraday
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name
Meaning 2
A locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, central Victoria, Australia
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
The quantity of electricity required to deposit or liberate 1 gram equivalent weight of a substance during electrolysis; approximately −96,487 coulombs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
Meaning 4
the English physicist and chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1791-1867)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Michael Faraday
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Broader terms: chemist, physicist
History
Etymology
Anglicized from Irish Ó Fearadaigh.
From Michael Faraday, English chemist and physicist.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: faradi — quantity of electricity
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