The foot–pound–second system (FPS system) is a system of units built on three fundamental units: the foot for length, the (avoirdupois) pound for either...

The foot-pound force (symbol: ft⋅lbf, ft⋅lbf, or ft⋅lb ) is a unit of work or energy in the engineering and gravitational systems in United States customary...

United States customary units form a system of measurement units commonly used in the United States and most U.S. territories, since being standardized...

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The poundal (symbol: pdl) is a unit of force, introduced in 1877, that is part of the Absolute English system of units, which itself is a coherent subsystem...

metre–tonne–second (MTS) system of units was invented in France (hence the derived unit names sthène and pièze) where it became the legal system between 1919...

some systems of measurement, including English Engineering units and the foot–pound–second system. Pound-force should not be confused with pound-mass...

system of units. Two years later James Thomson, older brother of William Thomson, introduced the term poundal as a coherent unit of force in the Foot–pound–second...

The foot-poundal (symbol: ft-pdl) is a unit of energy, introduced in 1879, that is part of the Absolute English system of units, which itself is a coherent...

The metre, kilogram, second system of units, also known more briefly as MKS units or the MKS system, is a physical system of measurement based on the...

system. Systems of measure either define mass and derive a force unit or define a base force and derive a mass unit (cf. poundal, a derived unit of force...

A system of units of measurement, also known as a system of units or system of measurement, is a collection of units of measurement and rules relating...

pound the primary unit of mass. In all the systems, the fundamental unit is the pound, and all other units are defined as fractions or multiples of it...

the centimetre–gram–second (CGS) in 1873 and the foot–pound–second systems (FPS) of units in 1875. The International System of Units (SI) was designed in...

Roman systems of units. Various standards have applied to English units at different times, in different places, and for different applications. Use of the...

of new units and systems. Systems of units vary from country to country. Some of the different systems include the centimetre–gram–second, foot–pound–second...

version of the system is closely related to the English troy system of weights, the pound and grain being exactly the same in both. It divides a pound into...

metre per second IEEE Standard Letter Symbols for Units of Measurement (SI Units, Customary Inch-Pound Units, and Certain Other Units) (Revision of IEEE Std...

system (versus the metric system). The standard system includes the standard units of the foot, the pound (mass), and the gallon. The United Kingdom and...

needed. In English Engineering Units, the pound-mass and the pound-force are distinct base units, and Newton's Second Law of Motion takes the form F = m...

The international yard and pound are two units of measurement that were the subject of an agreement among representatives of six nations signed on 1 July...

to game, but a Hammer unit is usually defined as a sixteenth of a foot (16 Hammer units = 1 foot). This means that 1 Hammer unit is equal to exactly 19...

The newton (symbol: N) is the unit of force in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined as 1   kg ⋅ m/s 2 {\displaystyle 1\ {\text{kg}}\cdot...

units: for example, the livre (pound) became exactly 500 g. After 1837, the metric system was reintroduced and progressively became the only system of...

radian per second (symbol: rad⋅s−1 or rad/s) is the unit of angular velocity in the International System of Units (SI). The radian per second is also the...

perceived advantage of such a system was its use in some aspects of mental arithmetic, as it afforded many factors and hence fractions of a pound such as tenths...

The units of measurement of ancient Rome were generally consistent and well documented. The basic unit of Roman linear measurement was the pes (plural:...

symbol: J) is the unit of energy in the International System of Units (SI). It is equal to the amount of work done when a force of one newton displaces...

used as both units of mass and of monetary currency. The pound was derived from the mina (unit) used by ancient civilizations. A smaller unit was the shekel...

metrification) is the process of introducing the International System of Units, also known as SI units or the metric system, to replace a jurisdiction's...