# Poncelet

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{{short description|Obsolete unit of power}}
{{other uses}}
{{Infobox unit
| bgcolor = 
| name = poncelet
| image = 
| caption = 
| standard = Non-SI metric unit
| quantity = Power
| symbol = p
| symbol2 = 
| symbol3 = 
| namedafter = [Jean-Victor Poncelet](/source/Jean-Victor_Poncelet)
| extralabel = Definition
| extradata = 1 p = 100 kgf⋅m/s
| units1 = SI units
| inunits1 = 980.665 W
}}
The '''poncelet''' (symbol '''p''') is an obsolete unit of power, once used in France and replaced by {{lang|fr|cheval-vapeur}} (ch, [metric horsepower](/source/metric_horsepower)). The unit was named after [Jean-Victor Poncelet](/source/Jean-Victor_Poncelet).<ref>François Cardarelli, ''Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures: Their Si Equivalences and Origins'', Springer, 2003, {{ISBN|185233682X}}, page 527 </ref>

One poncelet is defined as the power required to raise a hundred-kilogram mass ([quintal](/source/quintal)) at a velocity of one metre per second (100 [kilogram-force](/source/kilogram-force)·m/s). 

: 1&nbsp;p = 980.665&nbsp;[W](/source/Watt) = {{sfrac|4|3}}&nbsp;ch ≈ 1.315&nbsp;hp (imperial horsepower)

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Category:Units of power
Category:Obsolete units of measurement
Category:Metrication in France

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