Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lbf

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
lbf
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of pound-force (“unit of force”).

name

Initialism of Luxembourg Boxing Federation.

Example Sentences

  • "The slug is defined as the mass which would accelerate at a rate of 1 ft/s² under a force of one pound-force (lbf). Since 1 lbf is the force exerted on a mass of one pound by a standard gravitational field (of exactly 9.80665 meters per square second), a slug is thus exactly equal to 196133/6096 pounds (about 32.1740485564 lb or 14.593902937206 kg)."

Etymology

See lb (“pound”).

Inflected Forms

lb_f (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

lbm

Questions

What does lbf mean?
Abbreviation of pound-force (“unit of force”).
Where does lbf come from?
See lb (“pound”).

How to pronounce lbf

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