From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dyne \Dyne\, noun [Formed fr. Gr. ? power. See {Dynamic}.] (Physics) The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second) system of physical units; that is, the force which, acting on a gram for a second, generates a velocity of a centimeter per second.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "dyne": atomerg, calorie, carat, centigram, decagram, decigram, dinamode, dram, dram avoirdupois, energid, erg, foot-pound, force, grain, gram, horsepower-hour, horsepower-year, hundredweight, joule, kilo, kilogram, kilogram-meter, kilowatt-hour, mass, megaton, milligram, mole, ounce, ounce avoirdupois, ounce troy, pennyweight, photon, pound, pound avoirdupois, pound troy, poundal, quantum, scruple, slug, stone, ton, units of weight, weight
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