noun
- a unit of force in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to the force that would give a mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second
Usage: physics; technical
Examples
- The physicist calculated the force in dynes.
- One dyne equals 10^-5 newtons.
- The surface tension was measured in dynes per centimeter.
- Small forces are often expressed in dynes rather than newtons.
- The dyne is part of the CGS unit system.
- Laboratory measurements showed a force of 50 dynes.