Foot-pound
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Foot-pound is a noun meaning (physics, deprecated abbreviation) foot⋅pound-force, a unit of work, energy, or torque.
Meaning
(physics, deprecated abbreviation) foot⋅pound-force, a unit of work, energy, or torque.
Example Sentences
If the F.R. ever expands its administration to include a statistician, his figure for net foot-pounds of elbow grease per trailing ton-mile are going to look quite impressive.
Word Forms
- foot-pounds
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include footpound, ft-lb, pound, pound-force, foot, foot-pace.
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