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Added 9 October 2026

dyne

/dʌɪn/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dyne at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram.

Origin

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

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