Etymology

dyne

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Today it means: A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn. Full definition →

French dyne ← Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμῐς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδῠ́νᾰμῐς“force”
  2. French · derived fromdyne
  3. English todaydyne

From the French dyne, from the Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμῐς (dŭ́nămĭs, “force”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμῐς all →

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