Množina: dynes
ETYM Formed from Greek dunamis power. Related to Dynamic.
Unit of force to accelerate 1 gram to 1 cm per second per second.
(Homonym: dine).
A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram.
Unit of force: force causing mass of one gram to undergo acceleration of one centimeter per second per second.
C.g.s. unit (symbol dyn) of force. 105 dynes make one newton. The dyne is defined as the force that will accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimeter per second per second.