English Explanatory Dictionary

poundal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one foot per second per second.

Word forms

poundal poundals

Etymology

From pound + -al.

Derived words

foot-poundal
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