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Poundal - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Poundal : (noun)
1: 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 [syn: pdl]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Poundal : \Pound"al\, n. [Based on 5th Pound.] (Physics & Mech.)
A unit of force based upon the pound, foot, and second, being
the force which, acting on a pound avoirdupois for one
second, causes it to acquire by the of that time a velocity
of one foot per second. It is about equal to the weight of
half an ounce, and is 13,825 dynes.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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