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Record 1 2007-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

The unit of mass in the British gravitational system of units, approximately 14.59390 kilograms.

OBS

One slug is a mass such that 1-pound force acting on it will produce an acceleration of 1 foot per second per second. Also called the geepound. This unit, rather than the pound (as a unit of mass) is used as the system's unit of mass in order to make the system coherent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Unité anglo-saxonne de masse, définie comme étant la masse qui, soumise à une livre-force, accélère à 1 ft/s².

OBS

1 slug = 14,5939029372064 kg.

Spanish

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