foot-pound-second

foot-pound-second [foo t-pound-sek-uh nd] Word Origin adjective Physics.

1. of or relating to the system of units in which the foot, pound, and second are the principal units of length, mass, and time. Abbreviation: fps, f.p.s.

Origin of foot-pound-second First recorded in 1890–95 British Dictionary definitions for foot-pound-second foot-pound-second noun

1. See fps units