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foot pound Meaning
Wordnet
foot pound (n)
a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot
Webster
foot pound ()
A unit of energy, or work, being equal to the work done in raising one pound avoirdupois against the force of gravity the height of one foot.
foot pound Sentence Examples
- The force exerted by gravity on a 5-pound object on Earth is 5 foot-pounds.
- It took 20 foot-pounds of energy to lift the heavy box onto the table.
- The engine generates a maximum torque of 120 foot-pounds.
- The wind exerted 50 foot-pounds of pressure on the sail, propelling the boat forward.
- The hydraulic pump produced a flow rate of 15 gallons per minute at 50 foot-pounds of pressure.
- The torque wrench measures the force required to tighten a bolt, expressed in foot-pounds.
- The child's foot-pound meter accurately measures the force exerted by their tiny feet.
- The wrench exerted 100 foot-pounds of torque to loosen the seized bolt.
- The impact wrench delivers a powerful 250 foot-pounds of torque to remove stubborn lug nuts.
- The pulley system reduced the effort required to lift the weight by converting 100 foot-pounds of force to 50 foot-pounds.
FAQs About the word foot pound
a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one footA unit of energy, or work, being equal to the work done in raising one pound a
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The force exerted by gravity on a 5-pound object on Earth is 5 foot-pounds.
It took 20 foot-pounds of energy to lift the heavy box onto the table.
The engine generates a maximum torque of 120 foot-pounds.
The wind exerted 50 foot-pounds of pressure on the sail, propelling the boat forward.
