foot stump (futstump)

One of the parapodia of a chætopodous worm. See parapodi um. Also called foot - tubercle. foot-temper edt, a. [ME. foote - tempred.] Tempered or worked with the feet. And wel foote - tempred morter theron trete. Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 155. foot-ton (fut'tun), n. A foot coupled with a ton; the energy expended in raising a long ton of 2,240 pounds one foot against gravity. Its value varies with the latitude and elevation, but is about 30,400 megaergs. The power of modern guns is estimated in "foot-tons per inch of the shot's circumference." The formula generally used is IMG:content-1639.png:[blocks in formation] not. in which E = the energy in foot-tons per inch of the circumference of the shot, W = the weight of the shot in pounds, V = the velocity in feet, d = the diameter of the shot in inches, and g = the acceleration due to the force of gravity (= 32.2 approximately). stump.