Definitions for foot-pound

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foot-pound foot-pound

Spelling: [foo t-pound]

IPA: /ˈfʊtˈpaʊnd/

Foot-Pound is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 143 anagrams from letters in foot-pound (-dfnoooptu).

Definitions for foot-pound

noun

1. a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one pound when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. Abbreviation: ft-lb.

Origin of foot-pound

First recorded in 1840-50

Examples for foot-pound

The foot-pound is the unit of measurement employed in the study of work.

Dynam, dī′nam, n. a unit of work, a foot-pound: the resultant of all the forces acting on a body.

A foot-pound represents the amount of power required to lift one pound one foot high.

The British measure of energy is the foot-pound; the metric measure is the kilogrammetre.

This in scientific works is usually referred to as the foot-pound.

This A-G ship also must supply energy, foot-pound for foot-pound, for every foot it raises the vehicle.