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poundal

poundal noun: a unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one foot per second per second.

Noun

poundal (plural poundals)

  1. (dated) A unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one foot per second per second.

poundal meaning in Tamil

poundal in Tamil

இறாத்தலி, பவுண்டல்

Forms of poundal

pluralpoundals

Origin of poundal

From pound + -al.

Words formed from poundal

Questions about poundal

What does poundal mean?
Poundal means a unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one foot per second per second.
What is poundal in Tamil?
Poundal in Tamil is இறாத்தலி, பவுண்டல். See Poundal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is poundal?
Poundal is a noun.
What is the plural of poundal?
The plural of poundal is poundals.

Words near poundal in the dictionary

  1. poundable
  2. poundage
  3. poundaged
  4. poundages
  5. poundaging
  6. poundal
  7. poundals
  8. Poundbury
  9. poundcake
  10. poundcakes
  11. pounded

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Adapted from Wiktionary: poundal (page history and authors); poundal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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