Of or relating to a measurement system that uses the foot as a measure of distance, the pound as a measure of force, and the second as a measure of time. Abbreviations: ft-lb-s, fps, f.p.s.

A unit of mechanical power, equal to that required to raise one pound through a distance of one foot in one second.

The smoke from cigarettes, especially in an enclosed environment, that any person including non-smokers could breathe in.

plural of party of the second part

A system of units used in physics and other sciences, often abbreviated as mks. It is the basis of the SI system of international units.

(sciences) A system of units formerly used in physics (now replaced by the SI system), in which the basic units of length, mass and time were respectively centimeter, gram, and second.

(law, chiefly US, Canada) The criminal offence of murder in a form defined as less serious than first-degree murder; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves second-degree murder being intentional but not premeditated.

plural of second-degree burn

(engineering) A measure of a body's resistance to bending; second moment of area.

(engineering) A measure of a body's resistance to bending.