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dyne

Syllabification: (dyne)
Pronunciation: /dīn/
Definition of dyne

noun

Physics
  • a unit of force that, acting on a mass of one gram, increases its velocity by one centimeter per second every second along the direction that it acts.

Origin:

late 19th century: from French, from Greek dunamis 'force, power'

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