poundal
/ˈpaʊndəl/
noun
- A unit of force in the foot-pound-second system, equal to the force needed to accelerate a one-pound mass at one foot per second per second.
- In physics class, we learned that one poundal is about 0.138 newtons.
- The engineer calculated the thrust in poundals for the small rocket engine.
- The textbook explained how to convert poundals to pounds-force using a simple formula.