poundal (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *poundal*:
NOUN	quantity	poundal, pdl	a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound

English > *poundal*: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
Meaning	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	pdl
Broader	force unit	A unit of measurement of physical force
Spanish	pdl, poundal
Catalan	pdl, poundal

HyperDic: poundal