avoirdupois pound


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avoirdupois pound

[‚av·ərd·ə′pȯiz ′pau̇nd]
(mechanics)
pound
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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