Associations to the word «Poundal»

Wiktionary

POUNDAL, noun. (dated) (physics) A unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one foot per second per second.

Dictionary definition

POUNDAL, noun. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats