Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • An abbreviation in a ship's log-book, of furlong
  • In electricity, of farad
  • of farthing
  • of fathom
  • of field of vision
  • of florin
  • of folio
  • of foot
  • in music, of forte (loud).
  • [lowercase] In electricity: A symbol occasionally used for magnetomotive force, in ampere-turns. See magnetic circuit.
  • A symbol of magnetic reluctance.
  • A symbol of focal distance: F′ , first focal distance; F″, second focal distance.

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