Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Poundal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
poundal
n : 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}]
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