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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 J. 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 26, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Dyne-centimeter>
Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
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