dyne en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /daɪn/ (General-American)
- /dʌɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- dīn
Etymology
From the French dyne, from the Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμῐς (dŭ́nămĭs, “force”).
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dynes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
microdyne · millidyne · dynein · megadyne · aerodyne · kilodyne
Translations (10)
ja ダイン (unit of force) · bg дина (unit of force) · fi dyne (unit of force) · ga dín (unit of force) · zh 達因 /达因 (unit of force) · es dina (unit of force) · el δύνη (unit of force) · ca dina (unit of force) · tr din (unit of force) · ru ди́на (unit of force)