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FOOT-POUND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does foot-pound mean?
• FOOT-POUND (noun)
The noun FOOT-POUND has 1 sense:
1. a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot
Familiarity information: FOOT-POUND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("foot-pound" is a kind of...):
energy unit; heat unit; work unit (a unit of measurement for work)
Holonyms ("foot-pound" is a part of...):
foot-ton (2240 foot-pounds)
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