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noun
A unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one foot per second per second.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pdl
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: force unit
History
Etymology tree English pound Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English poundal From pound + -al.
