FOOT-POUND


Meaning of FOOT-POUND in English

/foot"pownd"/ , n. Physics.

a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one pound when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. Abbr.: ft-lb

[ 1840-50 ]

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