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Vinony

dyne

noun

  1. unit of force in the CGS system of units
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Pronunciation: /dʌɪn/ / /daɪn/

noun

Etymology: From the French dyne, from the Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμῐς (dŭ́nămĭs, “force”).

  1. A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.