foot-pound

English

Noun

foot-pound (plural foot-pounds) (abbreviated as: ft-lb)

  1. (physics) Deprecated abbreviation for footâ‹…pound-force, a unit of work or energy.

Usage notes

Using this abbreviation to describe footâ‹…pound-force is inaccurate and unscientific.

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