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- [poun-dl]
- /ˈpaʊn dl/
- /pˈaʊndəl/
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- [poun-dl]
- /ˈpaʊn dl/
Definitions of poundal word
- noun poundal 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. Abbreviation: pdl. 1
- noun poundal 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 0
- noun poundal 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) 0
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Origin of poundal
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; pound2 + -al2
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Parts of speech for Poundal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
poundal popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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