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pound-force



Pronunciation: (pound'fôrs', -fōrs'), [key]
n. Physics.
a foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity when acting on a mass of one pound. Abbr.: lbf

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