[ '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 .
[ '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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004