English

Noun

dyne ‎(plural dynes)

1. A unit of force in the CGS system that is equal to the force which generates a velocity of one centimeter per second acting on one gram for one second. Symbol: dyn.

Derived terms

• microdyne
• millidyne
• kilodyne
• megadyne
• aerodyne

Translations

External links

• dyne on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• “dyne” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

• deny
• E.D.N.Y.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse dýna, related to dúnn ‎(“down”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dyːnə/, [ˈdyːnə]

Noun

dyne c (singular definite dynen, plural indefinite dyner)

1. continental quilt, duvet

Declension

References

• “dyne” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Noun

dyne f ‎(plural dynes)

1. (physics) dyne

Norwegian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dýna, related to dun ‎(“down”)

Noun

dyne

1. continental quilt, duvet

Inflection

Derived terms

• dynetrekk
• ederdunsdyne
• helårsdyne (Bokmål), heilårdsdyne
• sommerdyne (Bokmål), sommardyne (Nynorsk)
• vinterdyne

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German or Middle Dutch dūne.

Noun

dyne

1. dune

Inflection

Derived terms

• sanddyne

References

• “dyne” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *duniz.

Pronunciation

Noun

dyne n ‎(nominative plural dynan)

1. din

Declension

Descendants

• English: din