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Meanings of pound of force in English
A unit of force: the force exerted by one standard gravity on a one-pound mass.
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Usage of pound of force in English
1
They set to work with every pound of force they could bring to the front.
2
One pound of force is about 4.45 newtons.
3
As Wendy rose holding the golf club, Bonnie swung the crutch, putting every foot- pound of force she could muster into the swing.
4
The cadavers' ligaments blew apart just after 40 pounds of force.
5
The software calculated the force the thrusters needed to exert in pounds of force.
6
One kilonewton is roughly equivalent to 225 pounds of force.
7
They can hold thousands of pounds of force.
8
That one, we topped that out at 65,000 pounds of force.
9
When strained by 485 pounds of force, the ACL is stretched twice as tight as a piano string.
10
Bruce went at the striking machine, which registered the exact number of pounds of force in each blow it received.
11
While in that loaded position, the shoulder and arm bear the equivalent of about 40 pounds of force pushing down.
12
Draw drops from six inches above the pro impacted the anchor with 1,200 pounds of force.
13
When the emergency escape engine fired, it unleashed 70,000 pounds of force against the top of the rocket booster.
14
Let's say a tall building is about one-eighth of a mile high - his legs must exert about 6,000 pounds of force against the ground.
15
Consider that a 165- pound climber who climbs fi ve feet off the belay and falls onto the anchor will generate about 1,800 pounds of force.