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| a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one pound when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. Abbreviation: ft-lb |
| foot-pound (fŏŏt'pound') n. Abbr. ft-lb A unit of work equal to the work done by a force of one pound acting through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. |
foot-pound n.
A unit of work equal to the energy expended, or work done, in raising a mass of 1 pound a height of 1 foot against gravity.
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