What is "foot-poundal"

n. (context dated English) A unit of work done when by a force of one poundal moves through a distance of one foot

n. a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foot

The foot-poundal (symbol: ft-pdl) is a unit of energy that is part of the foot-pound-second system of units, in Imperial units introduced in 1879, and is from the specialized subsystem of English Absolut (a coherent system).

The foot-poundal is equal to 1/32.174049 that of the more commonly used foot-pound force.