Meaning Of The Word Poundal

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poundal in American English
the basic unit of force in the FPS system, equal to the force which imparts an acceleration of one foot per second per second to a mass of one pound (0.1383 newton or 13,825.5 dynes)
noun: the foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second on a mass of one pound

poundal in British English
noun: the fps unit of force; the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot per second per second to a mass of 1 pound. 1 poundal is equivalent to 0.1382 newton or 1.382 × 104 dynes

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