dyne

From the French dyne, from the Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμῐς (dúnamis, “force”).

• enPR: dīn
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dʌɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /daɪn/
• Rhymes: -aɪn
• Homophone: dine

dyne (plural dynes)

1. A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.

• microdyne
• millidyne
• kilodyne
• megadyne
• aerodyne

• dyne on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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

• E.D.N.Y., EDNY, Ynde, deny

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

• IPA^(key): /dyːnə/, [ˈdyːnə]

dyne c (singular definite dynen, plural indefinite dyner)

1. continental quilt, duvet

• English: doona

• “dyne” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis).

• IPA^(key): /din/

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dyne f (plural dynes)

1. (physics) dyne

• “dyne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

dyne

1. Alternative form of dynen

dyne

1. Alternative form of dynne

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

dyne f or m (definite singular dyna or dynen, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)

1. continental quilt, duvet

From Middle Low German [Term?] or Middle Dutch dūne.

dyne m (definite singular dynen, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)

1. a dune

• sanddyne

• “dyne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /²dyːnə/

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

dyne f (definite singular dyna, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)

1. continental quilt, duvet

From Middle Low German or Middle Dutch dūne.

dyne f (definite singular dyna, indefinite plural dyner, definite plural dynene)

1. a dune

• sanddyne

• “dyne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-West Germanic *duni.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdy.ne/

dyne m

1. din

• Middle English: dynne, den, dene, deone, din, dine, done, dune, dyn, dyne
  • English: din, dun
  • Scots: dyn, din