poundal
poundal · poundals
A unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one…A unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one foot per second per second.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)A unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one foot per second per second.
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
Forms
plural: poundalsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in 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:pdl
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedfoot-poundal