Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foot-poundal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: foot--poundal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of work done when by a force of one poundal moves through a distance of one foot

Dated

Example Sentences

"He […] made abstruse calculations as to the flight of balls off sloped club-faces, as to the foot-poundals of energy exercised by one muscle or the other, and as to theories of spin."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

foot-poundals (plural)

Phrases

foot-pound

Frequently Paired Words

foot-pound

Questions

What does foot-poundal mean?: A unit of work done when by a force of one poundal moves through a distance of one foot

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