- second-foot
- an informal name for the cubic foot per second as a flow rate for water.
Dictionary of units of measurement. 2015.
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second-foot — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a unit of flow used especially in connection with the flow of streams that is equal to one cubic foot per second * * * /sek euhnd foot /, n. a unit of measurement of liquid flow, esp. of rivers, equal to one cubic foot per… … Useful english dictionary
second-foot — /sek euhnd foot /, n. a unit of measurement of liquid flow, esp. of rivers, equal to one cubic foot per second. * * * … Universalium
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foot-pound-second — fu̇t .pau̇nd sek ənd adj being or relating to a system of units based upon the foot as the unit of length, the pound as the unit of weight or mass, and the second as the unit of time abbr. fps … Medical dictionary
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