ponceletn.
/ˈpɒnslᵻt/, U.S. /ˈpɑnslət/ Physics. rare. Now historical.
A unit of power used chiefly in France, equal to the power required to displace a force of 100 kilogram-force through 1 m in 1 second (approx. 981 watts).
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1890 Cent. Dict. Poncelet, a unit of rate of expenditure of energy, equivalent to 100 kilogrammeters per second.
1963 H. G. Jerrard & D. B. McNeill Dict. Sci. Units Poncelet, a metric unit of power... It was legalized in France in 1919.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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