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foot-pound-second

[ foot-pound-sek-uhnd ]

adjective

, Physics.
  1. of or relating to the system of units in which the foot, pound, and second are the principal units of length, mass, and time. : fps, f.p.s.


foot-pound-second

noun

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of foot-pound-second1

First recorded in 1890–95

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