foot-pound-second: Meaning and Definition of

foot-pound-sec•ond

Pronunciation: (foot'pound'sek'und), [key]
— adj. Physics.
  1. of or pertaining to the system of units in which the foot, pound, and second are the principal units of length, mass, and time. Abbr.: fps, f.p.s.
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