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foot-poundal

 

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Noun foot-poundal has 1 sense
  1. foot-poundal - a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foot
    --1 is a kind of
    work unit, heat unit, energy unit

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Foot-Poundal

Noun

Definition: A unit of work or energy in the British gravitational system, equal to the work done by a force of one pound acting through a distance of one foot.

Sample sentence: The amount of work needed to lift a book weighing one pound up a flight of stairs is equivalent to about 0.031 foot-poundals.

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Adjective

Definition: Relating to or measured in foot-poundals.

Sample sentence: The foot-poundal measurement system is mainly used in British engineering and physics textbooks.

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Verb

Definition: To perform or calculate work or energy in foot-poundals.

Sample sentence: The engineer foot-poundalled the amount of energy needed to lift the heavy machinery to the top floor of the building.

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