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Poundal

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(n.) A unit of force based upon the pound, foot, and second, being the force which, acting on a pound avoirdupois for one second, causes it to acquire by the of that time a velocity of one foot per second. It is about equal to the weight of half an ounce, and is 13,825 dynes.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Poundal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/poundal.html. 1828.
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