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An SI unit of electrical capacitance equal to 10−15 farads. Symbol: fF
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: metrology
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkwe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *fimftehun Old Norse fimmtánder. Danish femtender. English femto- English farad English femtofarad From femto- + farad.
