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dyne

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Main Entry:
dyne 
          Listen to the pronunciation of dyne
Pronunciation:
\ˈdīn\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French, from Greek dynamis
Date:
circa 1873
: the unit of force in the centimeter-gram-second system equal to the force that would give a free mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second
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