foot-pound

[foot-pound]

noun

Physics.

1. 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. ft-lb

foot-pound

noun

1. ft-lb. an fps unit of work or energy equal to the work done when a force of 1 pound moves through a distance of 1 foot

foot-pound

1. A unit of work equal to the work or energy needed to lift a one-pound weight a distance of one foot against the force of the Earth's gravity. One foot pound is equivalent to 1.3558 joules.

2. A unit of torque equal to a pound of force acting perpendicularly to an axis of rotation at a distance of one foot.

3. Also called pound-foot

Word History and Origins

Origin of foot-pound¹

First recorded in 1840–50