foot-pound-second


foot–pound–second

adj

Definition of FOOT-POUND-SECOND

: being or relating to a system of units based upon the foot as the unit of length, the pound as the unit of weight, and the second as the unit of time —abbreviation fps

First Known Use of FOOT-POUND-SECOND

1892

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