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Pound (mass) — Lb. redirects here. For other uses, see LB. Lbs. redirects here. For other uses, see LBS. For the unit of force, see Pound force. The pound or pound mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, lbm, ℔[1] ) is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States… … Wikipedia
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Pound — may refer to:Units*Pound (currency), a unit of currency in various countries *Pound sign, £ *Pound sterling, the fundamental unit of currency in Great Britain * Pound (force), a unit of force *Pound (mass), various units of mass *Number sign, #,… … Wikipedia
Pound (force) — Klbf redirects here. For the airport in North Platte, Nebraska, assigned the ICAO code KLBF, see North Platte Regional Airport. For the unit of mass, see Pound (mass). For basis weight of paper, see Paper density. The pound force (symbol: lb, lbf … Wikipedia
Pound-force — This article deals with the unit of force. For the unit of mass see Pound (mass). The pound force or simply pound (abbreviations: lb, lbf, or lbf) is a unit of force. Definitions The pound force is approximately equal to the gravitational force… … Wikipedia
Mass versus weight — The chains on the swing hold all the child’s weight. If one were to stand behind her at the bottom of the arc and try to stop her, one would be acting against her inertia, which arises purely from mass, not weight. In everyday usage, the mass of… … Wikipedia
Pound (currency) — The pound, a unit of currency, originated in England as the value of a pound mass of silver. [ [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=pound Online Etymology Dictionary] ] For a long time, £1 worth of silver coins were a troy pound in… … Wikipedia
Mass flow rate — is the mass of substance which passes through a given surface per unit time. Its unit is mass divided by time, so kilogram per second in SI units, and slug per second or pound per second in US customary units. It is usually represented by the… … Wikipedia
pound force — noun 1. The gravitational force of 1lb weight and mass 2. A unit of such force (abbrev lbf) • • • Main Entry: ↑pound * * * pound force, = poundal. (Cf. ↑poundal) Abbr: lbf (no periods) … Useful english dictionary
pound|al — «POWN duhl», noun. the unit of force equal to the force necessary to give a mass of one pound an acceleration of one foot per second per second. 1 poundal = 13,825 dynes … Useful english dictionary
