Dyne

unit of force in the CGS system of units

The dyne is a unit of force stated in the centimetre-gram-second system of units. It is a predecessor of the modern SI. The name dyne was first proposed as a CGS unit of force in 1873 by a Committee of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.[1] The dyne per centimetre is a unit used to measure surface tension.[2]

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  1. British Association for the Advancement of Science.; Science, British Association for the Advancement of (1874). Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Vol. 43rd Meeting (1873). London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. CRC handbook of chemistry and physics. Veazey, William Reed, 1883-1958., Hodgman, Charles D., 1881-1979., Chemical Rubber Company. Boca Raton, Fla.: Chemical Rubber Pub. Co. 2015. ISBN 978-1-4822-6097-7. OCLC 265133743.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)