dyne

[ dahyn ]

/ daɪn /

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noun Physics.

the standard centimeter-gram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second on a mass of one gram. Abbreviation: dyn

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Origin of dyne

1835–45; <French <Greek dýnamis force, power

Words nearby dyne

dynastic, dynastid, dynasty, dynatron, dynatron oscillator, dyne, Dynel, dyno, dynode, Dyophysite, Dyophysitism

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How to use dyne in a sentence

His rawbone cheekes, through penurie and pine,Were shronke into his jawes, as he did never dyne.
From Pillar to Post|John Kendrick Bangs
"To behave so outrageously to Mr. Van Dyne is peculiarly horrid and wicked of me," she said.
The Streets of Ascalon|Robert W. Chambers
The unit of work is that which is required to overcome a resistance of a dyne over a centimetre, and is called an Erg.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various
And we dined at Semi Donos, where we had great cheare and kind entertaynment; and the Hollanders are to dyne theare to morrow.
Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume II|Richard Cocks

Van Dyne was about to answer hastily, but he checked the words on his lips.
Vistas of New York|Brander Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for dyne

dyne

/ (daɪn) /

noun

the cgs unit of force; the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 centimetre per second per second to a mass of 1 gram. 1 dyne is equivalent to 10 -5 newton or 7.233 × 10 -5 poundal

Word Origin for dyne

C19: from French, from Greek dunamis power, force

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Scientific definitions for dyne

dyne

[ dīn ]

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.