POUNDAL


Meaning of POUNDAL in English

[ 'paʊnd(ə)l ]

■ noun Physics, dated a unit of force equal to that required to give a mass of one pound an acceleration of one foot per second per second.

Origin

C19: from pound 1 + the suffix -al , perh. suggested by quintal .

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