FOOT-POUNDAL


Meaning of FOOT-POUNDAL in English

/foot"pown"dl/ , n. Physics.

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

[ 1885-90 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .