Dyne

dyne
Ohaus spring scale displaying force measurements in both newtons and dynes
General information
Unit systemCGS units
Unit offorce
Symboldyn
Conversions
1 dyn in ...... is equal to ...
   CGS base units   1 g⋅cm/s2
   SI units   10−5 N
   British Gravitational System   2.248089×10−6 lbf

The dyne (symbol: dyn; from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) 'power, force') is a derived unit of force specified in the centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units, a predecessor of the modern SI.

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