"foot-poundal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foot-poundals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} foot-poundal (plural foot-poundals)
  1. (dated) A unit of work done when by a force of one poundal moves through a distance of one foot Tags: dated Related terms: foot-pound

Inflected forms

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