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FOOT POUNDAL

\fˈʊt pˈa͡ʊndə͡l], \fˈʊt pˈa‍ʊndə‍l], \f_ˈʊ_t p_ˈaʊ_n_d_əl]\

Definitions of FOOT POUNDAL

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foot

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foot

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A unit of energy or work, equal to the work done in moving a body through one foot against the force of one poundal.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A unit of energy or work, equal to the work done in moving a body through one foot against the force of one poundal.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The force exerted in causing a mass weighing a pound to move through the space of a foot in a second.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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