Dyne 3 : A unit of force. It is that force which, acting on a mass of one gram, gives to it an acceleration of one centimetre per second per second. 1 dyne = 10?5 Newton
H. J. Porter (Chairman - Technical Committee), Dictionary of Fire Technology, The Institution of Fire Engineers, The Victory Press (Leicester) Ltd. 1979 UK. (Fr Tech - Brit) {81}