dyne-centimeter

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• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dyne/cm — dyne per centimeter …   Medical dictionary

• dyne/cm — • dyne per centimeter …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

• dyne — [dīn] n. [Fr < Gr dynamis, power] the basic unit of force in the CGS system, equal to the amount of force that imparts to a mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second (0.00001 newton): abbrev. dyn …   English World dictionary

• dyne-cen|ti|me|ter — «DYN SEHN tuh MEE tuhr», noun. the unit of force in the centimeter gram second system equal to an erg …   Useful english dictionary

• dyne — /duyn/, n. 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. Abbr.: dyn [1835 45; < F < Gk dýnamis force, power] * * * ▪… …   Universalium

• dyne — (dyn)    the CGS unit of force. One dyne is the force that accelerates a mass of one gram at the rate of one centimeter per second per second. Expressed in SI units, the dyne equals 10 5 newton. This is quite a small force: it equals about 2.248… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• dyne — The unit of force in the CGS system, replaced in the SI system by the newton (1 N = 105 dynes), that gives a body of 1 g mass an acceleration of 1 cm/sec2; expressed as F (dynes) = m (grams) × a (cm/sec2). [G. dynamis …   Medical dictionary

• dyne — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Dyne —   The absolute centimeter gram second unit of force; that force that will impart to a free mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second …   Energy terms

• dyne — [[t]daɪn[/t]] n. phs 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 Abbr.: dyn • Etymology: 1835–45; < F < Gk dýnamis force,… …   From formal English to slang