Slinch
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Slinch is a noun meaning (physics, informal) An English unit of mass equal to 12 slugs (386.088 pounds-mass), that accelerates by 1 inch per second squared (1 in/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
Meaning
(physics, informal) An English unit of mass equal to 12 slugs (386.088 pounds-mass), that accelerates by 1 inch per second squared (1 in/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
Word Forms
- slinches
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slug, poundal, kinit, slitwidth, foot-pound-second, newton.
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