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dyn.

 
dynamics.
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dyne

  [dahyn]
–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
Origin:
1835–45; < F < Gk dýnamis force, power
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dyn  
abbr.  dyne
dyne   (dīn)   
n.   Abbr. dyn
A centimeter-gram-second unit of force, equal to the force required to impart an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second to a mass of one gram.

[From Greek dunamis, power; see dynamic.]
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Word Origin & History

dyne 
metric unit of force, 1873, from Ger. use of Gk. dynamis "power," also infl. by Fr. dyne.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dyne
Pronunciation: 'dIn
Function: noun
: the unit of force in the cgs system equal to the force that would give a free mass of one gram anacceleration of one centimeter per second per second
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dyne (dīn)
n.
A centimeter-gram-second unit of force, equal to the force required to impart an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second to a mass of one gram.

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dyne   (dīn)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
dyn
dyne
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