- poundals
- 'paÊŠndl n. unit of force equal to 0.382 Newtons (amount of force per one second to make 1 lb. of matter move 1 foot in 1 second)
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dekanewton — or decanewton (daN) a fairly common metric unit of force equal to 10 newtons. The dekanewton is equal to 1 megadyne, to 1.019 716 kilograms of force (kgf) or kiloponds (kp), to 2.248 09 pounds of force (lbf), and to 72.3301 poundals. In… … Dictionary of units of measurement
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