dyne

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UK/dʌɪn/US/daɪn/

noun

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.

OriginFrench dyne ← Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμῐς →
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Meanings

noundyne (plural dynes)

plural dynes

  1. 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.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμῐς“force”
  2. Frenchdyne
  3. Englishdyne

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

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Translations

Bulgarian дина
  • дина (dina)unit of force
Catalan dina
  • dinaunit of force
Chinese 達因 /达因
  • 達因 /达因 (dáyīn)unit of force
Finnish dyne
  • dyneunit of force
Greek δύνη
  • δύνη (dýni)unit of force
Irish dín
  • dínunit of force
Japanese ダイン
  • ダイン (dain)unit of force
Russian ди́на
  • ди́на (dína)unit of force
Spanish dina
  • dinaunit of force
Turkish din
  • dinunit of force

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dyne

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Sounds the same

dine

Anagrams

denyEndy
Cite this entry
APA

dyne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyne

MLA

“dyne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dyne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyne.

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