Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Dyne"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dyne \Dyne\, n. [Formed fr. Gr. ? power. See {Dynamic}.]
(Physics)
The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second)
system of physical units; that is, the force which, acting on
a gram for a second, generates a velocity of a centimeter per
second.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dyne
n : a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an
acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram
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