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  • 1foot-pound force — footˈ pound or foot pound force noun The energy needed to raise a mass of one pound through the height of one foot in normal gravity • • • Main Entry: ↑foot …

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  • 2Foot-pound force — The foot pound force, or simply foot pound (symbol: ft·lbf or ft·lb) is a unit of work or energy (a scalar) and also a unit of torque (a vector). There is actually no such thing as foot pounds . The correct term is pound feet .Foot pounds is… …

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  • 3Pound (force) — Klbf redirects here. For the airport in North Platte, Nebraska, assigned the ICAO code KLBF, see North Platte Regional Airport. For the unit of mass, see Pound (mass). For basis weight of paper, see Paper density. The pound force (symbol: lb, lbf …

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  • 4Foot-pound force — Pied livre Le pied livre force ou pied livre (foot pound force ou foot pound en anglais, symbole : ft·lbf or ft·lb) est une unité de mesure anglo saxonne de travail ou d énergie. Elle correspond au travail développé par une force de une… …

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  • 5Pound-force — This article deals with the unit of force. For the unit of mass see Pound (mass). The pound force or simply pound (abbreviations: lb, lbf, or lbf) is a unit of force. Definitions The pound force is approximately equal to the gravitational force… …

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  • 6pound-force — /pownd fawrs , fohrs /, n. Physics. a foot pound second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity when acting on a mass of one pound. Abbr.: lbf [1895 1900] * * * …

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  • 7pound-force — /pownd fawrs , fohrs /, n. Physics. a foot pound second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity when acting on a mass of one pound. Abbr.: lbf [1895 1900] …

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  • 8foot-pound — noun a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot • Hypernyms: ↑work unit, ↑heat unit, ↑energy unit • Part Holonyms: ↑foot ton * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun (plural …

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  • 9Force — For other uses, see Force (disambiguation). See also: Forcing (disambiguation) Forces are also described as a push or pull on an object. They can be due to phenomena such as gravity, magnetism, or anything that might cause a mass to accelerate …

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  • 10Foot-pound (energy) — Not to be confused with Pound foot (torque) or Foot poundal. The foot pound force, or simply foot pound (symbol: ft lbf or ft lb) is a unit of work or energy in the English Engineering Units and Gravitational Systems in United States… …

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