2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity.
3. In great part; as, the day is far spent.
4. In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply;
greatly.
Who can find a virtuous woman for her price is far above rubies.
Prov. xxxi. 10.
As far as, to the extent, or degree, that. See As far as, under As.
— Far off. (a) At a great distance, absolutely or relatively. (b)
Distant in sympathy or affection; alienated. "But now, in Christ
Jesus, ye who some time were far off are made nigh by the blood of
Christ." Eph. ii. 13.
— Far other, different by a great degree; not the same; quite
unlike. Pope.
— Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a whole
region.
— Far and wide, distantly and broadly; comprehensively. "Far and
wide his eye commands." Milton.
— From far, from a great distance; from a remote place.
Note: Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as far- extended, far-reaching, far-spread.
FAR-ABOUT
Far"-*a*bout`, n.
Defn: A going out of the way; a digression. [Obs.] Fuller.
FARAD
Far"ad, n. Etym: [From Michael Faraday, the English electrician.]
(Elec.)
Defn: The standard unit of electrical capacity; the capacity of a condenser whose charge, having an electro-motive force of one volt, is equal to the amount of electricity which, with the same electromotive force, passes through one ohm in one second; the capacity, which, charged with one coulomb, gives an electro-motive force of one volt.
FARADIC
Far*ad"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Michael Faraday, the distinguished electrician; — applied especially to induced currents of electricity, as produced by certain forms of inductive apparatus, on account of Faraday's investigations of their laws.