/ Dictionary / Index F Faraday: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Far•a•day Pronunciation: (far'u-dē, -dā"), [key] — n. 1791–1867, English physicist and chemist: discoverer of electromagnetic induction. a unit of electricity used in electrolysis, equal to 96,500 coulombs. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: faraday (Thesaurus) farad Faraday cage Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language