Pound (disambiguation)
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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.
Units
- Pound (mass): A measurement unit of mass used in the United States customary, Imperial, and other systems of measurement. [e]
- Pound (currency): Add brief definition or description
- Pound-force: A measurement unit of force which will accelerate 1 pound of mass to 9.80665 m/s2 (≈ 32.17405 ft/s2), the standard average acceleration due to gravity on Earth's surface (referred to as gn). [e]
People
- Robert Pound: (1919-2010) American physicist whose work on the effect of gravity on light provided confirmation of Einstein's general theory of relativity and led to the development of magnetic resonance imaging. [e] American physicist
- Ezra Pound: (1885-1972) American 20th century poet, author of The Cantos. [e]