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Dyne (dyn) a unit of force under the centimetre-gram-second or "CGS" system for physical measurements.
One dyne is the force that accelerates a mass of one gram at the rate of one centimeter per second per second. Expressed in SI units, the dyne equals 10-5 Newton.
This is quite a small force: it equals about 2.248 x 10-6 pound of force (lbf) in the traditional English system.
The word dyne comes from the Greek dynamis, power.
Cutler Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Dyne-centimeter". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 24, 2009; Last revised Date August 24, 2009; Retrieved May 24, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Dyne-centimeter>
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The Encyclopedia of Earth Cutler J. Cleveland is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. Dr. Cleveland is currently a Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at Boston University, with joint appointments in the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future. He also is a Senior Fellow at the National Council for Science and the Environment in Washington D.C. Dr. Cleveland is als ... (Full Bio)
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