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-The '''pound-force''' (symbol: '''lbf'''&thinsp;<ref name=lbf group=Note/>&thinsp;) is a [[measurement]] unit of [[force]] which will [[acceleration|accelerate]] 1 [[Pound (mass)|pound]] of [[mass]] to 9.80665 [[metre|m]]/[[second|s]]<sup>2</sup> (≈&thinsp;32.17405 [[foot|ft]]/[[second|s]]<sup>2</sup>), the standard average [[acceleration due to gravity]] on [[Earth]]'s surface (referred to as '''''g<sub>n</sub>'''''). It is used primarily in the [[United States]] and is equivalent to exactly 4.4482216152605 [[newton]]s.
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-In common usage and other contexts, it is most often referred to in the United States as a '''''pound''''' or as '''''lb''''', but this can lead to  confusion with the [[pound (mass)|pound-mass]].
-==Notes==
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-<ref name=lbf group=Note>The symbol '''lbf''' is derived from the Latin ''libra'' for "pound" and the symbol ''f'' for "force")</ref>
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-==References==