| foot-poundal | (n) a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foot |
| 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 |
| Foot poundal | (Mech.) A unit of energy or work, equal to the work done in moving a body through one foot against the force of one poundal. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Poundal | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |