newton

is the Système International, the unit of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at a rate of one metre per second squared.

 

Units of force

	Newton (SI unit)	Dyne	Kilogram-force (Kilopond)	Pound-force	Poundal
1 N	≡ 1 kg·m/s²	= 105 dyn	≈ 0.10197 kp	≈ 0.22481 lbf	≈ 7.2330 pdl
1 dyn	= 10−5 N	≡ 1 g·cm/s²	≈ 1.0197×10−6 kp	≈ 2.2481×10−6 lbf	≈ 7.2330×10−5 pdl
1 kp	= 9.80665 N	= 980665 dyn	≡ gn·(1 kg)	≈ 2.2046 lbf	≈ 70.932 pdl
1 lbf	≈ 4.448222 N	≈ 444822 dyn	≈ 0.45359 kp	≡ gn·(1 lb)	≈ 32.174 pdl
1 pdl	≈ 0.138255 N	≈ 13825 dyn	≈ 0.014098 kp	≈ 0.031081 lbf	≡ 1 lb·ft/s²
The value of gn as used in the official definition of the kilogram-force is used here for all gravitational units.