/ Dictionary / Index P poundal: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pound•al Pronunciation: (poun'dl), [key] — n. Physics. the foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second on a mass of one pound. Abbr.: pdl Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: poundal (Thesaurus) poundage pound cake Related Content Daily Word Quiz: opulent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language