dyne

• POS: Noun

OXFORD DICTIONARY

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

Usage

Abbr.: dyn.

Etymology

F f. Gk dunamis force, power

THESAURUS

dyne

atomerg, calorie, carat, centigram, decagram, decigram, dinamode, dram, dram avoirdupois, energid, erg, foot-pound, force, grain, gram, horsepower-hour, horsepower-year, hundredweight, joule, kilo, kilogram, kilogram-meter, kilowatt-hour, mass, megaton, milligram, mole, ounce, ounce avoirdupois, ounce troy, pennyweight, photon, pound, pound avoirdupois, pound troy, poundal, quantum, scruple, slug, stone, ton, units of weight, weight