foot-ton

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [foo t tuhn]
- /fʊt tʌn/
- /fʊt tʌn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foo t tuhn]
- /fʊt tʌn/

Definitions of foot-ton word

noun foot-ton a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy, equivalent to 2240 foot-pounds and equal to the energy expended in raising a ton of 2240 pounds a distance of one foot against the force of gravity. 1
noun foot-ton a unit of work or energy equal to 2240 foot-pounds 0
noun foot-ton a unit of energy, equal to the amount of energy required to raise a weight of one long ton a distance of one foot; 2,240 foot-pounds 0
noun foot-ton A unit of energy or work, equal to the work done in raising one ton against the force of gravity through the height of one foot. 0

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Origin of foot-ton

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Foot-ton

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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foot-ton popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.