Slug

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005382",
  "term": "Slug",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of mass in the Imperial system, defined as the mass that accelerates at one foot per second squared when a force of one pound-force is applied to it. It is primarily used in engineering and physics calculations involving dynamic systems. One slug is approximately equal to 32.174 pounds-mass or 14.594 kilograms.",
  "synonyms": [
    "nip & Thesaurus:drink"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial supplies, equipment, and components",
  "see_also": [
    "snail",
    "lug",
    "hump slug",
    "road slug"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Slug",
    "es": "slug",
    "fr": "slug"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/slug/"
}