/ Dictionary / Index F foot-poundal: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: foot-pound•al Pronunciation: (foot'poun'dl), [key] — n. Physics. a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy equal to the work done by a force of one poundal when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. Abbr.: ft-pdl Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: foot-poundal (Thesaurus) foot-pound foot-pound-second Related Content Daily Word Quiz: censure Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language