"poundal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: poundals [plural]
Etymology: pound + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pound|al}} pound + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} poundal (plural poundals)
  1. (dated, physics) A unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one foot per second per second. Wikipedia link: poundal Tags: dated Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: foot-poundal

Inflected forms

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