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footpoundal

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foot-pound⋅al

[foot-poun-dl]
–noun Physics.
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

Origin:
1885–90
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