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The unit of mass in the foot-pound-second (British engineering) system, equal to the mass that will require an acceleration of 1 ft/s when subjected to a force of 1 pound. It is therefore equal to 1 lb s ft, 32.1740 pound-mass or 14.5939 kg (O'Hanian 1985, pp. 14 and 96-97).

Mass, Pound, Pound-Mass, Weight




References

O'Hanian, H. C. Physics, Vol. 1. New York: W. W. Norton, 1985.



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