foot-pound

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Noun foot-pound has 1 sense

foot-pound - a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot
--₁ is a kind of work unit, heat unit, energy unit
--₁ is a part of foot-ton

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Foot-Pound

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A unit of energy or work equal to the amount of energy required to raise a one-pound weight a distance of one foot.

Usage: The term "foot-pound" is commonly used in physics and engineering to measure torque or energy.

Sample Sentences:

The motor produces a torque of 200 foot-pounds.
He exerted a force of 500 foot-pounds to move the heavy object.
The energy output of the engine is 1500 foot-pounds per second.

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