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dyne
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dyne

noun \ˈdīn\

Definition of DYNE

: 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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Origin of DYNE

French, from Greek dynamis
First Known Use: circa 1873

Rhymes with DYNE

bine, brine, chine, cline, dine, fine, Jain, line, Main, mine, nine, pine, Quine, Rhine, rind, shine, shrine, sign, spine, spline, stein, swine, syne, thine, tine, trine, twine, vine, whine, wine

dyne

noun \ˈdīn\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of DYNE

: the unit of force in the cgs 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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