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pounds-mass

pounds-mass is the plural of pound-mass.

Meaning of pound-mass

Noun

pound-mass (plural pounds-mass)

  1. A unit of mass equal to the weight, on earth (subject to standard gravity), of a mass of one avoirdupois pound, equal to about 453.592 grams. Symbol lbm or lbₘ.
    • On the moon, however the weight of a pound-mass (lb or lbm) is only about one sixth of a pound-force (lbf).2000 October 9, Gérard P. Michon, “What is a slug, in the [engineering] weight measurement system?”, in Numericana.com

Questions about pounds-mass

What is pounds-mass the plural of?
Pounds-mass is the plural of pound-mass.

Words near pounds-mass in the dictionary

  1. pounds salt
  2. pounds sand
  3. pounds sand into a rathole
  4. pounds sterling
  5. pounds the pavement
  6. pounds-mass
  7. Poundstock
  8. Poundstone
  9. Poundstones
  10. poundsworth
  11. poundworth

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