Poundal \Pound"al\, n. [From 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.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Poundal \Pound"al\, n. [From 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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