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Foot-pound

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-005699

A unit of energy or work in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems of units, defined as the work done when a force of one pound-force is applied over a distance of one foot. It is equivalent to approximately 1.3558 joules in the International System of Units. This unit is rarely used in atmospheric science.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-005699
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-005699",
  "term": "Foot-pound",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A unit of energy or work in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems of units, defined as the work done when a force of one pound-force is applied over a distance of one foot. It is equivalent to approximately 1.3558 joules in the International System of Units. This unit is rarely used in atmospheric science.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/foot-pound/"
}

Record 3,728 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.