poncelet

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named after Jean-Victor Poncelet.

Noun[edit]

poncelet (plural poncelets)

  1. An obsolete French unit of power, equal to the power required to raise a quintal at a velocity of one metre per second.
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