foot bearing

Mach.: The same as FOOTSTEPS, II. 1. foot-bellows, s. bellows with col IMG:content-1875.png:[blocks in formation] foot-pound, s. Mech.: The unit of energy, one pound avoirdupois, raised one foot high. In measuring work, one foot-pound is 13825 × 105 × gergs. If g be taken at 981, this will be equal to 1.356 × 107 ergs.