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English Dictionary: poundal by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
poundal
n
  1. 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
    Synonym(s): poundal, pdl
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Poundal \Pound"al\, n. [From 5th {Pound}.] (Physics & Mech.)
      A unit of force based upon the pound, foot, and second, being
      the force which, acting on a pound avoirdupois for one
      second, causes it to acquire by the of that time a velocity
      of one foot per second. It is about equal to the weight of
      half an ounce, and is 13,825 dynes.
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