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1. n. The unit of work or energy in the C. G. S. system, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter; the amount of energy expended in moving a body one centimeter against a force of one dyne. One foot pound is equal to 13,560,000 ergs.
2. n. a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
3. The unit of work or energy in the C. G. S. system, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter; the amount of energy expended in moving a body one centimeter against a force of one dyne. One foot pound is equal to 13,560,000 ergs.
4. The unit of work or energy in the C. G. S. system, being theamount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of onecentimeter; the amount of energy expended in moving a body onecentimeter against a force of one dyne. One foot pound is equal to13,560,000 ergs.
5. n:100 n. a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter