| Dyne (n.) The unit of force, in the C. G. S. system (Centimeter Gram Second) of physical units; that is, the force which, acting on a gram for a second, generates a velocity of a centimeter per second. Thesaurus Entries atomerg, calorie, carat, centigram, decagram, decigram, dinamode, dram, dram avoirdupois, energid, erg, foot-pound, force, grain, gram, horsepower-hour, horsepower-year, hundredweight, joule, kilo, kilogram, kilogram-meter, kilowatt-hour, mass, megaton, milligram, mole, ounce, ounce avoirdupois, ounce troy, pennyweight, photon, pound, pound avoirdupois, pound troy, poundal, quantum, scruple, slug, stone, ton, units of weight, weight |