foot-pound

American  

[foot-pound] / ˈfʊtˈpaʊnd /

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

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foot-pound British  

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

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foot-pound Scientific  

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

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Etymology

Origin of foot-pound

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Common units of torque are the newton-meter or foot-pound.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

One foot-pound is the amount of work required to move an object weighing 1 lb a distance of 1 ft straight up.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

This A-G ship also must supply energy, foot-pound for foot-pound, for every foot it raises the vehicle.

From The Secret of the Ninth Planet by Wollheim, Donald Allen

In the case of an air condenser, it is only stored at the rate of 1 foot-pound per cubic foot.

From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by Fleming, John Ambrose

Dynam, dī′nam, n. a unit of work, a foot-pound: the resultant of all the forces acting on a body.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various