Physics and Engineering. A pound as a unit of force (esp. other than simply the force represented by an object's weight); = pound-force n. at pound…

a unit of force equal to the weight of a mass of one pound avoirdupois, esp. under standard gravity (when it is equivalent to approx. 4.45 newtons)…

= gram force n.

The unit of force in the centimetre-gramme-second (C.G.S.) system, i.e. a unit equivalent to that force which, acting for one second on a mass of…

A measure of force equal to a thousand dynes.

The unit of force in the foot-pound-second system, equal to the force which, when acting on a mass of one pound for a period of one second…

Used attributively to designate a form of dynamo armature introduced by Gramme in 1870 (Gramme ring, Gramme armature, Gramme winding, etc.).

Physics. Chiefly with lower-case initial. A unit of force (now incorporated in the International System of Units), defined as the force that would…

a unit of force equal to that exerted on a mass of 1 kilogram by standard gravity, equal to approx. 9.806 newtons.

a unit of force equal to the weight of a mass of 1 gram, esp. under standard gravity; also called gram and gram weight.

A unit of force equal to the weight of 1,000 lb., used in expressing loads.

Physics. In form N. = Newton, n. 5.

†A pound sterling (obsolete); (now) a pound in weight. lbf n. the pound as a unit of force. lbm n. the pound as a unit of mass.

a unit of force equal to the weight of a mass of one ounce, esp. under standard gravity; one-sixteenth of a pound-force.

a unit of force equal to the weight of a mass of one ton, esp. under standard gravity.