foot per second — (ft/s or ft/sec or fps) a traditional unit of velocity. One foot per second equals exactly 15/22 mile per hour or exactly 1.097 28 kilometers per hour … Dictionary of units of measurement
Cubic foot per second — A cubic foot per second (also cfs, cu ft/s, cusec and ft³/s) is an Imperial unit / U.S. customary unit volumetric flow rate, which is equivalent to a volume of 1 cubic foot flowing every second. Current official usage is largely confined to the… … Wikipedia
Inch per second — The inch per second is a unit of speed or velocity. It expresses the distance in inches ( in ) traveled or displaced, divided by time in seconds ( s , or sec ). The equivalent SI unit is the metre per second.Abbreviations include in/s, in/sec and … Wikipedia
Metre per second — M/s redirects here. For the BDSM arrangement, see Master/slave (BDSM). For the maritime prefix designation, see Motor ship. mps redirects here. For the three letter acronym, see MPS (disambiguation). Metre per second (U.S. spelling: meter per… … Wikipedia
foot-sec|ond — «FUT SEHK uhnd», noun. 1. Physics. a unit of velocity equal to one linear foot per second, used in stating the velocity of a projectile. 2. a unit for measuring the flow of liquids, equal to a flow of one cubic foot per second. Abbr: f.s … Useful english dictionary
foot-poundal — foot′ pound′al n. phs a unit of energy equal to the energy expended by a one pound weight accelerating at one foot per second as it moves a distance of one foot Abbr.: ft pdl • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
Foot-poundal — The Foot poundal is a non SI unit of energy or work. The foot poundal is the amount of energy expended when a force of one poundal acts through a distance of 1 foot along the direction of the force and is defined as 1 ft•pdl. The foot poundal can … Wikipedia
second-foot — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a unit of flow used especially in connection with the flow of streams that is equal to one cubic foot per second * * * /sek euhnd foot /, n. a unit of measurement of liquid flow, esp. of rivers, equal to one cubic foot per… … Useful english dictionary
second-day-foot — (sdf) a unit of volume for water sometimes used in U.S. hydrology. A second day foot is the volume of water accumulated in one day by a flow of one cubic foot per second; this is equal to exactly 86 400 cubic feet or about 2446.58 cubic meters … Dictionary of units of measurement
second-foot — /sek euhnd foot /, n. a unit of measurement of liquid flow, esp. of rivers, equal to one cubic foot per second. * * * … Universalium
