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poundal

American

[poun-dl] / ˈpaʊn dl /

noun

Physics.

the foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second on a mass of one pound. pdl

poundal British

/ ˈpaʊndəl /

noun

pdl. the fps unit of force; the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot per second per second to a mass of 1 pound. 1 poundal is equivalent to 0.1382 newton or 1.382 × 10 ⁴ dynes

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Etymology

Origin of poundal

First recorded in 1875–80; pound ² + -al ²

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Two absolute units of force are in common use in dynamics, the poundal and the dyne, the latter being the absolute unit in the C.G.S. system.

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