Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [foo t poun-dl]
- /fʊt ˈpaʊn dl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [foo t poun-dl]
- /fʊt ˈpaʊn dl/
Definitions of foot-poundal word
- noun foot-poundal 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. 1
- noun foot-poundal 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 0
- noun foot-poundal a basic unit of energy or work in the FPS system, equal to the amount of work done by a force of one poundal acting through a distance of one foot (0.0421 joule) 0
- noun foot-poundal (dated) A unit of work done when by a force of one poundal moves through a distance of one foot. 0
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Origin of foot-poundal
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Foot-poundal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
foot-poundal popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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