foot-pound

foot-pound
noun
a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot
• Hypernyms: ↑work unit, ↑heat unit, ↑energy unit
• Part Holonyms: ↑foot-ton

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun (plural foot-pounds)
1. : a unit of work in the fps system equal to the work done by a pound-force acting through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force
2. : a unit of torque equal to the torque produced by a pound-force acting perpendicular to and at the end of a lever arm of one foot — called also pound-foot

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/foot"pownd"/, n. Physics.
a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one pound when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. Abbr.: ft-lb
[1840-50]

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footˈ-pound or foot-pound force noun
The energy needed to raise a mass of one pound through the height of one foot in normal gravity
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Main Entry: ↑foot

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foot-pound «FUT POWND», noun.
a unit of work or energy. It is equal to the quantity of energy needed to raise a weight of one pound avoirdupois to a height of one foot, or the work done by a force of one pound that moves an object one foot in the direction of the force applied. Abbr: ft.-lb.

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n. a unit of energy equal to the amount required to raise 1 pound a distance of 1 foot

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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