dyne Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Dyne noun
Etymology
Formed fr. Gr. power. See Dynamic.
Definitions
  1. (Physics) The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second) system of physical units; that is, the force which, acting on a gram for a second, generates a velocity of a centimeter per second.

Webster 1913