foot-pound in English

noun
1
a unit of energy equal to the amount required to raise 1 pound a distance of 1 foot.
2
a unit of torque equal to the force of 1 lb acting perpendicularly to an axis of rotation at a distance of 1 foot.

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1. Watt, Kilowatt, Metric horsepower, British Thermal Unit per hour, Foot pound-force per second, ...

2. Supported energy units: J (Joule), e (erg), c (Thermodynamic calorie), cal (IT calorie), eV (electronvolt), HPh (Horsepower-hour), Wh (Watt-hour), flb (foot-pound), BTU