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Noun: dyne  dIn
  1. A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram
    "The surface tension was measured in dynes per centimetre"

Sounds like: din

Derived forms: dynes

Type of: force unit

Part of: N, newton

Encyclopedia: Dyne, John