POUNDAL


Meaning of POUNDAL in English

/pown"dl/ , n. Physics.

the foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second on a mass of one pound. Abbr.: pdl

[ 1875-80; POUND 2 + -AL 2 ]

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