Dyne definition

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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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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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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.
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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.
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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)
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Origin of dyne

  • From Greek dunamis power dynamic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

Dyne Sentence Examples

  • Taking the centimetre, gramme and second as our fundamental units, the most convenient unit of force is that which, acting on a gramme for a second, produces in it a velocity of a centimetre per second; this is called a Dyne.

  • The unit of work is that which is required to overcome a resistance of a dyne over a centimetre, and is called an Erg.

  • A unit magnetic pole is that which acts on an equal pole at a distance of one centimetre with a force of one dyne.

  • The unit of mechanical force in the " centimetre, gramme, second " (C.G.S.) system of units is the dyne, which is approximately equal to 1/981 part of the weight of one gramme.

  • A very small sphere is said then to possess a charge of one electrostatic unit of quantity, when it repels another similar and similarly electrified body with a force of one dyne, the centres being at a distance of one centimetre, provided that the spheres are in vacuo or immersed in some insulator, the dielectric constant of which is' taken as unity.

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