Dyne

Dyne

In physics, the dyne (symbol "dyn", from Greek δύναμις ("dynamis") meaning power, force) is a unit of force specified in the "centimetre-gram-second" (CGS) system of units, a predecessor of the modern SI. One dyne is equal to exactly 10 micronewtons. Further, the dyne can be defined as "the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram at a rate of one centimetre per second squared".

; 1 dyn = 1 g·cm/s² = 10−5 kg·m/s² = 10 µN

The dyne per centimetre is the unit usually associated with measuring surface tension. For example, the surface tension of distilled water is 72 dyn/cm at 25°C (77°F). [http://www.dow.com/PublishedLiterature/dh_00e5/09002f13800e5fdb.pdf?filepath=/PublishToInternet/InternetDOWCOM/surfactants/pdfs/noreg/119-01514.pdf&fromPage=BasicSearch]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • dyne — dyne …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • dyne — [ din ] n. f. • 1874; gr. dunamis « force » ♦ Métrol. Ancienne unité de mesure de force du système C. G. S. valant 10 5 newton (symb.dyn). ⊗ HOM. Din. ● dyne nom féminin (anglais dyne, du grec dunamis, force) Unité de …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • -dyne — ♦ Élément, du gr. dunamis « force ». dyne, dyn(o) éléments, du gr. dunamis, force . dyne ❖ ♦ Élément, tiré de dynamique, servant à former des mots savants, en particu …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Dyne — Dyne, n. [Formed fr. Gr. ? power. See {Dynamic}.] (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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dyne — metric unit of force, 1873, from German use of Gk. dynamis power; perhaps also influenced by Fr. dyne, which had been proposed c.1842 as a unit of force in a different sense …   Etymology dictionary

  • dynė — ×dynė sf. LL28 žr. dynia: Dynė didžiausioji I. Užaugo gražūs pamidorai, dynės, kukurūzai rš …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • Dyne — (griech.), die Kraft, die einem Gramm in 1 Sekunde die Endgeschwindigkeit von 1 cm oder die Beschleunigung 1 erteilt. Da nun die Beschleunigung der Schwere etwa 980 cm beträgt und mithin ein frei fallendes Gramm in 1 Sekunde eine Geschwindigkeit… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Dyne — Dyne, s. Maßsystem, absolutes …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • Dyne — Dyne, die Krafteinheit nach absolutem Maß, d.i. die Kraft, die der Masse von 1 g eine Beschleunigung von 1 cm in der Sekunde erteilt …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • dyne/cm — dyne per centimeter …   Medical dictionary

  • dyne/cm — • dyne per centimeter …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”