Pond (p) 1
Pond (p) 1 :
A metric unit of force, formerly more common and still used for some purposes. A pond is equal to a gram weight, that is, the gravitational force on a mass of one gram; thus it is equal to 980.665 dynes or 0.002 204 622 6pounds of force. The kilopond was used more often than the pond. The name of the unit is from the Latin pondus, weight
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