dyne

dyne

the basic unit of force in the CGS system, equal to the amount of force that imparts to a mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second (0.00001 newton): abbrev. dyn

Origin of dyne

French from Classical Greek dynamis, power

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dyne

noun

Abbr. dyn

A centimeter-gram-second unit of force, equal to the force required to impart an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second to a mass of one gram.

Origin of dyne

From Greek dunamis power ; see dynamic .

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The unit of force in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to the amount of force required to give a mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second.

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Noun

(plural dynes)

A unit of force in the CGS system that is equal to the force which generates a velocity of one centimeter per second acting on one gram for one second. Symbol: dyn.

Origin

From the French dyne, from the Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμῐς (dunamis, “force”).

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dyne - Computer Definition

A unit of force in the CGS system. It is the force required to accelerate one gram by one centimeter per second squared.

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