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foot-pound

  [foot-pound]
–noun Physics.
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
Origin:
1840–50
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: foot–pound
Pronunciation: -'paund
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural foot–pounds
: a unit of work equal to thework done by a force of one pound acting through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

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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Science Dictionary
foot-pound  

  1. A unit of work equal to the work or energy needed to lift a one-pound weight a distance of one foot against the force of the Earth's gravity. One foot pound is equivalent to 1.3558 joules.

  2. A unit of torque equal to a pound of force acting perpendicularly to an axis of rotation at a distance of one foot. Also called pound-foot.


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