foot-poundal
[ foo t-poun-dl ]
/ ˈfʊtˈpaʊn dl /
noun Physics.
a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy equal to the work done by a force of one poundal when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. Abbreviation: ft-pdl
Origin of foot-poundal
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby foot-poundal
foot-in-mouth disease,
foot-lambert,
foot-pound,
foot-pound-second,
foot-pound-second system,
foot-poundal,
foot-ton,
footage,
footbag,
football,
footballer
British Dictionary definitions for foot-poundal
foot-poundal
noun
a unit of work or energy equal to the work done when a force of one poundal moves through a distance of one foot: it is equal to 0.042 14 joule