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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poundal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poundal
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one foot per second per second.

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Etymology

Etymology tree English pound Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English poundal From pound + -al.

Usage

Inflected Forms

poundals (plural)

Phrases

foot-poundal

Synonyms

pdl

Questions

What does poundal mean?
A unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one foot per second per second.
Where does poundal come from?
Etymology tree English pound Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English poundal From pound + -al.

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