See Also: foot-poundal(medicine)
Stroh violin(dictionary)
poundal(medicine)
poundal(dictionary)
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FOOT(law)
hen's-foot(medicine)
FOOT(medicine)
foot rot(medicine)
Foot, N(medicine)

Stroh violin (iou) and foot-poundal (medicine)


Stroh violin (iou)



Stroh violin noun phr. E20.
[Augustus Stroh (1828-1914), German-born acoustic engineer, who invented the instrument, and his son Charles Stroh, who manufactured it.]
A type of violin having a metal diaphragm and horn attachment, formerly used for gramophone recording.

foot-poundal (medicine)


foot-poundal
<mechanics> A unit measure of energy expended, or work done, when a force of 1 poundal displaces a body 1 foot in the direction of the force. It is equal to about 0.01 calorie.