dyne (dīn) a unit of force; the amount that when acting continuously upon a mass of 1 g will impart to it an acceleration of 1 cm per second per second; equal to 10−5newton.
dyne
dyne [dīn]
dyne (d n)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. |
dyne
[dīn]
a unit of force, specifically the force required to accelerate a free mass of 1 g at 1 cm/sec. One dyne equals 10-5 newton.
dyne [dīn]
a unit of force, being the amount that when acting continuously upon a mass of 1 g will impart to it an acceleration of 1 cm per second per second. It is equal to 10−5newton.
dyne
the metric unit of force, being that amount which would, during each second, produce an acceleration of 1 cm per second in a particle of 1 gram mass.
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