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hyls

hyls is the plural of hyl.

Meaning of hyl

Noun

hyl (plural hyls)

  1. (obsolete) A unit of mass that is accelerated at a rate of 1 meter per second squared (1 m/s²) by a force of 1 kilogram-force, equivalent to 9.80665 kilograms.
    • A mass of one hyl gets accelerated at a rate of one meter per square second by a force of one kilogram-force (namely, 9.80665 N).2000 October 9, Gérard P. Michon, “What is a slug, in the [engineering] weight measurement system?”, in Numericana.com
    Synonyms:
    TME

Questions about hyls

What is hyls the plural of?
Hyls is the plural of hyl.

Words near hyls in the dictionary

  1. hylozoisms
  2. hylozoist
  3. hylozoistic
  4. hylozoistically
  5. hylozoists
  6. hyls
  7. Hylton
  8. Hyltons
  9. hym
  10. Hyman
  11. Hymans

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