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pound-force

noun

Etymology

From pound + force, to differentiate from the unit of mass.

  1. derived from *bʰerǵʰ-✻ — “to rise, high, hill”
  2. derived from fortis — “strong”
  3. derived from fortia
  4. derived from force
  5. inherited from force
  6. formed as pound-force — “pound + force”

Definitions

  1. A unit of force equal to the weight, on earth (subject to standard gravity), of a mass of…

    A unit of force equal to the weight, on earth (subject to standard gravity), of a mass of one avoirdupois pound, equal to about 4.44822 newtons. Symbol lbf or lb_f.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA