dyne

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection 3 Norwegian 3.1 Etymology 1 3.1.1 Noun 3.1.1.1 Derived terms 3.2 Etymology 2 3.2.1 Noun 3.2.1.1 Derived terms 3.3 References 4 Old English 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

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.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of deny
• E.D.N.Y.

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse dýna, related to dúnn (“‘down’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dyːnə/, [ˈdyːnə]

[edit] Noun

dyne c. (singular definite dynen, plural indefinite dyner)

1. continental quilt, duvet

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse dýna, related to dun (“‘down’”)

[edit] Noun

dyne m. and f. (definite singular dyna/dynen; indefinite plural dyner; definite plural dynene)

1. continental quilt, duvet

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• dynetrekk
• ederdunsdyne
• helårsdyne
• sommerdyne
• vinterdyne

[edit] Etymology 2

From Low Saxon or West Frisian

[edit] Noun

dyne m. (definite singular dynen; indefinite plural dyner; definite plural dynene)

1. dune

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• sanddyne

[edit] References

• “dyne” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *dunjaz

[edit] Noun

dyne n

1. din