foot-pound-second

[ foot-pound-sek-uhnd ]

adjectivePhysics.
  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. Abbreviation: fps, f.p.s.

Origin of foot-pound-second

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First recorded in 1890–95

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British Dictionary definitions for foot-pound-second

foot-pound-second

noun

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