poncelet

noun

ponce·​let

ˈpän(t)slə̇t

plural -s

: a unit of power in physics equal to the amount of power obtained from an output of 100 kilogram-meters per second

Word History

Etymology

after Jean Victor Poncelet †1867 French engineer

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