pound force

Japanese: pound force(英語表記)poundforce
pound force

…The Troy pound and the apothecary pound are both equal to 5760 gr, or about 373.24 g, and their unit symbols are lb tr and lb ap, respectively (tr stands for troy, and ap stands for apothecaries'). The unit of force in the imperial gravitational system (pound force) is sometimes simply called the pound. Its magnitude is equal to about 4.45 N (newton), assuming the gravitational acceleration to be 9.8119 m/ s2 . …

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Japanese:

…トロイ・ポンドと薬用ポンドはともに5760grに等しく,約373.24gであり,単位記号はそれぞれlb tr,lb apである(trはtroyの,apはapothecaries’の略である)。なお,ヤード・ポンド法による重力単位系の力の単位〈重量ポンドpound force〉を単にポンドということがある。その大きさは,重力加速度を9.8119m/s2として,約4.45N(ニュートン)に等しい。…

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