- foot-pound-sec|ond system
- foot-pound-sec|ond system «FUT POWND SEHK uhnd»,a system of units in which the foot, pound, and second are considered as the basic units of length, mass, and time.
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foot-pound-sec|ond system
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foot-pound-second — foot′ pound′ sec′ond adj. phs of or pertaining to the system of units in which the foot, pound, and second are the principal units of length, mass, and time Abbr.: fps • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
foot-pound-second — | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : being or relating to a system of units based upon the foot as the unit of length, the pound as the unit of weight or mass, and the second as the unit of time abbr. fps * * * /foot pownd sek euhnd/, adj. Physics. of … Useful english dictionary
