Meanings
plural hyls
- obsoleteA unit of mass that is accelerated at a rate of 1 meter per second squared (1 m/s²) by a force of 1 kilogram-force, equivalent to 9.80665 kilograms.
A mass of one hyl gets accelerated at a rate of one meter per square second by a force of one kilogram-force (namely, 9.80665 N).
2000 October 9, Gérard P. Michon, “What is a slug, in the [engineering] weight measurement system?”, in Numericana.comSynonyms: TME
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA unit of mass that is accelerated at a rate of 1 meter per second squared (1 m/s²) by a force of 1 kilogram-force, equivalent to 9.80665 kilograms.
Origin
- Ancient Greekὕλη“matter”
- Greekύλη“matter”
- Englishhyl
From Greek ύλη (ýli, “matter”), from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “matter”).
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