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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) poundal
the foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second on a mass of one pound.

Etymology: (1875–80)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) poundal, pdl
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

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) poundal
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

Definition of 'poundal'

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

1. poundal
The British unit of force; the force which acting on a mass of one pound for one second produces an acceleration of one foot.

[Transcriber's note: The force which acting on a mass of one pound produces an acceleration of ONE FOOT PER SECOND PER SECOND.]

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