dyne (dīn), unit of force force, commonly, a "push" or "pull," more properly defined in physics as a quantity that changes the motion, size, or shape of a body. Force is a vector quantity, having both magnitude and direction.
..... Click the link for more information. in the cgs system cgs system, system of units of measurement based on the metric system and having the centimeter of length, the gram of mass, and the second of time as its fundamental units. Other cgs units are the dyne of force and the erg of work or energy.
..... Click the link for more information. of units, which is based on the metric system metric system, system of weights and measures planned in France and adopted there in 1799; it has since been adopted by most of the technologically developed countries of the world.
..... Click the link for more information. ; an acceleration of 1 centimeter per second per second is produced when a force of 1 dyne is exerted on a mass of 1 gram. In terms of the newton newton, abbr. N, unit of force in the mks system of units, which is based on the metric system ; it is the force that produces an acceleration of 1 meter per second per second when exerted on a mass of 1 kilogram. The newton is named for Sir Isaac Newton.
..... Click the link for more information. , the force unit in the mks system mks system, system of units of measurement based on the metric system and having the meter of length, the kilogram of mass, and the second of time as its fundamental units.
..... Click the link for more information. , 1 dyne equals 0.00001 newtons.

dyne

A unit of force in the CGS system. It is the force required to accelerate one gram by one centimeter per second squared.

dyne [dīn]

(mechanics)

The unit of force in the centimeter-gram-second system of units, equal to the force which imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/s²to a 1 gram mass.

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