POUNDAL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

pdl; poundal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("poundal" is a kind of...):

force unit (a unit of measurement of physical force)

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