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dyne

UK/dʌɪn/ US/daɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram

Origin

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

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