dyne

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

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dīn, IPA^(key): /daɪn/
• Homophone: -dyne

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.

• microdyne
• millidyne
• kilodyne
• megadyne
• aerodyne

• dyne on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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

• E.D.N.Y., 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

• “dyne” in Den Danske Ordbog

dyne f (plural dynes)

1. (physics) dyne

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-Germanic *duniz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdy.ne/

dyne n (nominative plural dynan)

1. din

• Middle English: dune, dyne, dene, dine, dyn
  • Scots: dyn, din
  • English: dun, din