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poundal

noun

  1. unit of force in the foot-pound-second system
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English pound Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English poundal From pound + -al.

  1. A unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one foot per second per second.