Dyne
The dyne is a derived unit of force specified in the centimetre–gram–second system of units, a predecessor of the modern SI.History
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.Definition
The dyne is defined as "the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram at a rate of one centimetre per second squared". An equivalent definition of the dyne is "that force which, acting for one second, will produce a change of velocity of one centimetre per second in a mass of one gram".
One dyne is equal to 10 micronewtons, 10−5 N or to 10 nsn in the old metre–tonne–second system of units.Use
The dyne per centimetre is a unit traditionally used to measure surface tension. For example, the surface tension of distilled water is 71.99 dyn/cm at 25 °C.
