{{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 | 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). The unit was named after 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) at a velocity of one metre per second (100 kilogram-force·m/s).
: 1 p = 980.665 W = {{sfrac|4|3}} ch ≈ 1.315 hp (imperial horsepower)
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Category:Units of power Category:Obsolete units of measurement Category:Metrication in France