Definitions for: Foot-pound


[n] a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot



Webster (1913) Definition: Foot" pound` (Mech.)
A unit of energy, or work, being equal to the work done in
raising one pound avoirdupois against the force of gravity
the height of one foot.

See Also: energy unit, foot-ton, heat unit, work unit

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