Poundal
| poundal | |
|---|---|
| Unit system | Absolute English System | 
| Unit of | Force | 
| Symbol | pdl | 
| Conversions | |
| 1 pdl in ... | ... is equal to ... | 
| AE base units | 1 lb⋅ft/s2 | 
| SI units | 0.1382550 N | 
| CGS units | 13,825.50 dyn | 
| British Gravitational System | 0.03108095 lbf | 
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 of the foot–pound–second system.
The poundal is defined as the force necessary to accelerate 1 pound-mass at 1 foot per second squared.: 54 1 pdl = 0.138254954376 N exactly.