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foot-pound

[ foot-pound ]

noun

, Physics.
  1. 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. : ft-lb


foot-pound

noun

  1. an fps unit of work or energy equal to the work done when a force of 1 pound moves through a distance of 1 foot ft-lb
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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.
  3. Also called pound-foot


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Word History and Origins

Origin of foot-pound1

First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences

The British measure of energy is the foot-pound; the metric measure is the kilogrammetre.

This A-G ship also must supply energy, foot-pound for foot-pound, for every foot it raises the vehicle.

Although this difference is small, yet the former value would have reduced his result about 0.7 of a foot pound.

This in scientific works is usually referred to as the foot-pound.

The foot-pound is the unit of measurement employed in the study of work.

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